The Azerbaijan COP29 team charged with leading this year’s global UN climate talks helped facilitate discussions about fossil fuel deals at the annual conference, an undercover investigation by Global Witness can reveal. Global Witness posed as a fake oil and gas group hoping to invest in the Azerbaijani fossil fuel sector and sponsor COP29. The […]
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At COP29 in Azerbaijan, the African Union (AU) and the United Republic of Tanzania will join forces in a high-level side event to make clean cooking a central part of the global climate agenda. The event, “Addressing Clean Cooking Challenges in Africa: A Call for African Leadership,” will take place on 12 November 2024, from
Every season has its charm, but winter at Plitvice Lakes provides an experience wholly different from the warmer seasons. While spring and summer captivate visitors with vividly colored flowers and lush greenery, and autumn brings a spectacle of warm tones, winter wraps this National Park in a cold and peaceful cloak, providing a unique opportunity
For Immediate release Accra, Ghana – To strengthen regional readiness for infectious disease outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), Médicins sans frontières (MSF), and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), will lead a comprehensive simulation exercise in Ghana from November 11 to 15, 2024. This
South Africa is concerned by the impact Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the United States may have on talks to tackle climate change, its environment minister said on Friday. A municipal worker attempts to unclog a flooded road in Newlands during heavy rains in Cape Town, South Africa, 9 July 2024. Reuters/Esa
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As the world braces for the upcoming COP29 climate summit in Baku, the chasm between environmental pledges and tangible action remains far too wide. Despite decades of promises, the global transition to a green economy is progressing at a glacial pace. If we are to meet our climate goals, we need a package of solutions
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Harare – Health ministers and delegates from 20 African countries today adopted a landmark declaration to enhance climate resilience within health systems and address the profound health impacts of climate change on the continent. The Harare Declaration, endorsed during the first Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC), calls for immediate and collaborative action from a
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It has happened. The world is 1.5 °C warmer than it was in preindustrial times. A threshold has been breached, and the times they are a-changin’. The Sasas conference delegates: Working together to take on climate change When Prof Francois Engelbrecht, president of the South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences (Sasas), opened the 38th Annual
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