Climate change in Africa in the context of the COP26 agenda
The African Group of Negotiators went to the United Nation’s climate conference (COP26) in...
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Category: AIF Issue 60
Africa’s climate conundrum
It is no secret that Africa is facing a climate conundrum. At the core of this trilemma is the...
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What’s next for Africa’s fossil fuel economies?
Nigeria, Angola and Ghana are among the top oil producers in Africa. With revenues largely backed...
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Weighing the cost of going green
What started as a single COVID-19 case has caused a contraction of about 2% in GDP in sub-Saharan...
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Climate change in Africa – partnerships are key
Africa is the most exposed region to the adverse effects of climate change despite contributing...
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ESG – How the private sector can support the achievements of COP26
The motto for COP26, “keeping 1.5 degrees alive”, was in line with the Paris Climate Agreement...
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A just transition to net zero emissions
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, agreed to an ambitious deal in climate finance with...
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Africa tackles the challenge of reversing deforestation
The scale of deforestation in Africa is both unprecedented and increasing. According to a report...
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Peace and security should be prioritised in climate talks
In September 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its the sixth...
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East Africa braces for further food insecurity in the face of extreme climactic events
Climate change has the potential to undermine and even undo progress made in improving the...
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Climate change will confront Africa’s cities with unprecedented biophysical risks
Fisherman Claude van Leen has been sitting idle in Hout Bay harbour near Cape Town for six months...
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Can South Africa’s ‘zombie utility’ Eskom afford to go green – and can it afford not to?
As the world went into unprecedented lockdown in February last year, scientists scrambled to...
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