Africa Hopes for a Fair and Just Climate Deal Instead of ‘Dead Aid’

With days to go before the much anticipated Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC, Africa–dubbed the most vulnerable continent to negative impacts of climate change, hopes for a fair deal. Read More hre: http://www.indepthnews.info/index.php/global-issues/2540-africa-hopes-for-a-fair-and-just-climate-deal-instead-of-dead-aid

Ghanaian Climate Expert calls for consistency from the African Group at the COP

Lack of consistency hinders Africa’s fulfilled participation at climate deal negotiations, a Ghanaian Climate Expert has observed. Seth Osafo of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) and Former Legal Advisor to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) says Africa’s position at the COP negotiations is weakened due to lack of consistency at…

Green Climate Fund must say no to HSBC, CréditAgricole partnerships

Livingstone, Zambia, November 3, 2015 —The Green Climate Fund (GCF) must not channel its money through two scandal-ridden international commercial banks that are leading funders of the coal industry, say civil society groups at a meeting of the GCF’s Board in Livingstone, Zambia. The groups say that the GCF must reject applications for accreditation by…