How a rural community in a fast-urbanising region along the west African Tano River is using traditional knowledge handed down over generations to protect the river, its vegetation and its fish stock
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Even as she pushed her climate agenda, however, Soina faced challenges. One was the lack of environmentally conscious leaders in parliament. So she decided to vie for office as MP for Kenya’s Kajiado North region, on a green platform.
While she was unsuccessful, she believes that just the act of standing raised awareness of the issues behind climate change and the need to mobilise communities, act presciently and invest in adaptive behaviour. It also raised the issue of misuse of resources.
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Together with a team of like-minded friends, El Fanne launched Youth for Climate Morocco. a non-profit that she has used to bring the youth closer to climate action issues and to increase information relating to climate change, climate action, and environmental issues in Morocco
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“I realized there are more actions that need to be taken, apart from environmental conservation. We need to apply more pressure towards our leaders, government, and capitalists to finance the loss and damage caused by climate change,” Rahmina Paullete told bird in an interview.
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A 2019 change to Namibia’s power procurement legislation has seen a surge in solar and wind independent power producers – or IPPs – that could entirely transform the country’s power fortunes. From being an importer, the country is about to become an exporter with independent power producers transmitting power directly into the Southern Africa Power Pool regional grid; according to the country’s regulator, the Energy and Control Board.
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Known affectionately as ‘Uncle Bravo’, Mukaro said that the harvested goods sold at the stand are grown entirely using permaculture methods – a holistic and more sustainable approach to growing food, that takes into account the wider ecosystem.
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By comparison with the rest of the world, African states tread lightly, responsible for just 3.3% of global carbon emissions – eight times less than Asia, Europe and North America. Each. In the words of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, it is the least responsible but pays the highest price.
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Today, at 26, Uchendu is the policy lead for YOUNGO, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) children and youth constituency, He is responsible for ensuring the voices of children and youth are heard at COP27, he and his colleagues have been developing a “Global Youth Statement” for the event.
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Zimbabwe relocated thousands of wild animals to new habitats , the move is part of a larger effort to protect Zimbabwe’s wildlife from impacts of climate change
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