Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary said COP30 showed that climate cooperation is alive and kicking. In his closing remarks on Sunday, Stiell said 194 countries stood firm in…
The Green Fund (GCF) highlighted a few wins as this year’s COP30 draws to a close, in Belém, Brazil. Some wins are the launch of an Impact Report, offering insights…
Rahima Njaidi, of Tanzania’s only community-led forestry organisation, will be honoured this week, at the Tusk Conservation Awards. Njaidi is the founder of MJUMITA, to give rural communities a voice…
A new global alliance to speed up climate adaptation plans was launched at COP30 this week. Parts are the COP30 Presidency, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),…
New Development bank (NDB) said there is a need to scale up global climate funding. The bank provides about 10% of finance towards climate change. It aims to increase this…
The City of Tshwane and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are exploring ways to lower electricity prices, through the use of a range of renewable energy sources.…
A new study from researchers at Peking University reviewed nearly 1,000 studies on the movement of populations under disasters. These include climate change events, forced displacements and conflict challenges. Key…
The second week of COP30 is well underway, as Ministers from around the world landed in Belém, Brazil, for high-level engagements. Closer to home, the Development Bank of Southern Africa…
The Environmental Authorisation (EA) for offshore drilling in Blocks 5/6/7, of South Africa’s South-West Coast, was set aside by Judge Mangcu-Lockwood, last week. The case, was brought by The Green…
While some are celebrating good rains, others are concerned about rising water levels. This is the case in the Makaepeya Village, in Limpopo, where a couple was swept away by…
