Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from ...

Human Rights Watch respectfully seeks leave to submit an amicus curiae to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereafter the Court) in relation to its forthcoming advisory opinion on the ...

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh (L), Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C) and Kenyan President William Ruto (R) walk together in conversation ahead of the opening of the High-Level Leaders ...

Before the sun fully rises over this northern Kenyan region, the ground is already dry, cracked and unforgiving. Amina Guyo, 40, steps outside her mud-walled home and scans the horizon, searching for ...

Decide Mabumbo works as a Researcher at IWMI. For many African communities, the climate crisis is not a future scenario – it is a daily emergency. Irreversible losses, destroyed homes, failed harvests ...

With COP32 scheduled for Addis Ababa already dominating political discussions across the continent, African leaders must ...

Africa stands at the forefront of the climate crisis, grappling with a unique set of environmental challenges, including rapid desertification, widespread deforestation and resource scarcity. As we ...

JOHANNESBURG — In South Africa ’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by ...

Smallholder farmers, who form the backbone of Africa’s food systems, are frequently excluded from accessing climate finance. Innovative models such as micro-financing for climate-smart agriculture, ...

The escalating conflict in the PersianGulf is often viewed through a geopolitical lens—missiles, alliances, andglobal power ...

In Africa, just as malaria is rampant and prevalent, so is, food crisis. It is one of the most urgent challenges affecting human lives ...