Friday Phiri The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have pledged to continue working together to make Africa’s development sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient. The three Pan-African institutions said they will continue to work with member States, partners and stakeholders to influence, strengthen and enable…
Locals key to climate fight, say Experts
Delegates at the CCDA VII in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo credit: Friday Phiri Local communities’ involvement is a key intervention towards ensuring the resilience of African economies to climate change, experts at the Seventh Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA VII), have said. Convened under the theme: Policies and actions for effective implementation…
Rapid, far- reaching and unprecedented changes are required to halt climate change, says IPCC special report
An automated weather station at Kanchomba Agricultural Farm Institute–Pemba district, Zambia. Photo credit: Friday Phiri By Friday Phiri Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celcius would require rapid, far- reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said in a new assessment. The IPCC is the leading…
Crop losses due to insects could nearly double in Europe’s bread basket due to climate
By Friday Phiri Wheat, maize, and rice yields, particularly in northern climates, are projected to fall as insects in temperate regions thrive in a warmer climate, new research shows. The study, published in the journal Science, models increases in insect populations and their metabolic rates in a warmer world, and projects a 50 to 100…
AfDB and GGGI partner to fast-track Green Growth in Africa
A farmer demonstrates how to measure rainfall, while WFP Southern African Regional Director Lola Castro and Zambia country Director, Jennifer Bitonde look on. Photo credit: WFP Zambia The African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Group’s Annual…
Climate and disaster risk financing gets fresh boost from African Development Bank
ARC Chairperson Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina. Photo Credit: ARC The President of African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and the Bank’s Board of Governors held a high-level session on “Climate and Disaster Risk Financing” focusing on the Role of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Program (ADRiFi) on…
Africa Crafts Message of Sustainability for International Climate Negotiations
By Friday Phiri A farmer explaining how he measures rainfall at a manual rain gauge station in Pemba district, Southern Zambia: Photo criedit–Friday Phiri Action on climate change and sustainable development together is the way forward for Africa, is the top-line message that regional, public and private sector delegates will carry to international climate negotiations…
Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike
By Achim Steiner, Patricia Espinosa and Robert Glasser Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, credit: UNFCCCnewsroom From Miami and Puerto Rico to Barbuda and Havana, the devastation of this year’s hurricane season across Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a reminder that the impacts of climate change know no borders. In recent weeks, Category 5…
Latest Data Tool on Agricultural Policies, launched
By Friday Phiri The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has announced the launch of the Ag-Incentives Consortium website, a user-friendly online database that aggregates agricultural policy data into an interactive tool for guiding more informed policy. The Ag-Incentives Consortium brings together data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Food and Agriculture…
Zambian delegation visits GCF, highlights impact of climate change on national development
Part of the Zambian delegation to the GCF: Picture courtesy of GCF Newsroom By Friday Phiri Zambia’s official visit to Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s headquarters has highlighted major steps the country is taking to deal with climate change, says GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey. Welcoming Zambia’s official delegation visit to GCF’s headquarters in Korea on…
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