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African Heads of State launched the Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) to ensure the Continent urgently adapts to the adverse effects of climate change in the immediate, short, medium and longer terms. The AAI launch event took place in Paris during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in December 2015. In the last decade, African economies have been growing at a rate of 4.7%,…

A project that expands on the Ethiopian government’s land certification program offers an example of a successful strategy for expanding women’s access to land ownership, which can have long-standing impacts on livelihoods, food security, and self-sufficiency of households. This project has demonstrated that community buy-in is central to the success of land tenure programs, and that…

The UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report finds that although three-quarters of countries have some adaptation plans in place, financing for and implementation of adaptation action are falling far short of what is required to prevent serious climate-related costs, damages, and losses. The report places special focus on Nature-based Solutions, which, it finds, must receive significantly greater…

In our first edition of 2021, we list 17 major United Nations events to look out for this year. Please note that this is by no means an exhaustive list and a number of events were planned for 2020 and have been rescheduled to take place this year. To kick off the year, on 28 January, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will address the General Assembly on the priorities of the…

The private sector has a key role to play in lifting countries out of both the COVID-19 and climate crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told international business leaders on Monday. “We need you more than ever to help us change course, end fragility, avert climate catastrophe and build the equitable and sustainable future we want and need”, he said in a speech to the…

Journalists have a crucial role to play in creating inspirational and transformative narratives relating to the world’s complex water conflicts, specialists say in the first episode of a three-part podcast series on water conflict and cooperation. In this episode, special guests discuss their research on the role of the media in water diplomacy, which features in a new expert guide…