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By: Laura Owings This article is supported by the CASA programme. Small farms and agricultural firms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia are facing a billion dollar cash black hole for climate change adaptation, a report says. Overall there is a gap of US$106 billion in available investment in agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises (agri-SME)…

Investments in fossil fuels are declining across the world, but many African nations are keen to exploit their natural resources. Tough choices face policymakers as they weigh up economic benefits and environmental costs. Neil Ford examines the outlook for African energy in our special report. The world is in the middle of a profound energy transition. A global energy sector…

In 2020, 9% of all energy generated in Africa came from renewable sources, reports Statista. North Africa is the current leader on the continent in terms of renewable energy capacity. While Southern Africa is lagging behind, with just over 4,000 MW capacity. When all under-construction projects are completed, Central Africa's capacity is set to more than double.

A new report by the Forest Declaration Assessment says that fulfilling the Paris Agreement won’t be possible without acknowledging and supporting the crucial role of Indigenous peoples and other local communities’ (IPLCs) in protecting lands. About 90% of IPLC lands are carbon sinks, say the report authors, Climate Focus and the World Resources Institute (WRI), which analyzed the IPLC lands…

The total pledges for GEF-8 represent an increase of nearly 30 percent compared to GEF-7. Four focal areas will receive 89.2% of the GEF-8 resources, with biodiversity receiving 36%; climate mitigation receiving 16%; land degradation receiving 11.6%; chemicals and waste receiving 15%; and international waters receiving 10.6%. Negotiations on the eighth…

An Iranian official says Afghanistan should work with Iran to determine water shares from Helmand River to help end the dust storms that plague southern Afghanistan. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Iranian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi said the dust storms that affect people in southern Afghanistan were deplorable. “For years, the Islamic Republic of…