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Debt Addressed but not Overhauled at Development Finance Conference
The fourth Financing for Development Conference (FFD4) convened in Sevilla, Spain, ending on 3 July, marking the end of a decade since it was last held. The timing could not be more pressing. Developm...
Advocating for a Just Transition in the Global South
Despite a dedicated UNFCCC work programme, progress towards the just transition has been slow. At the 2024 Bonn climate talks, developed and developing countries were unable to agree on a workplan and...
Finally, some Just Transition Agreement, but what of the Fossil Fuel Roadmap?
Structured dialogues are out, Roadmaps are in fashion. In the same way that the meaningful detail on achieving the US$1.3 trillion climate finance target and reaching the new collective quantified goa...
Africa Can and Should Have a Fully Renewable Energy Mix
Every morning across Africa, countless families unfold 20KVA solar panels connected to small lithium batteries—charging phones and lighting homes. This quiet revolution in energy access, led by millio...
From Baku to Belém: will politics derail the US$1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Roadmap?
After the mixed reactions to the new collective quantified goal of US$300billion at COP29 in Baku, attention turned in 2025, to the finer details of how it would be achieved, with the primary headwind...
Will the June Climate Talks Deliver on the Global Stocktake?
As countries convene in Bonn for the more technical 62nd session of the UNFCCC’s Subsidiary Bodies, they will need to make progress on outstanding issues that could not be resolved at COP29 last year...
Charting Africa’s Path in the Global Loss and Damage Agenda: The Evolution of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)
The Birth and Evolution of the FRLD The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) was established to fill a critical gap in global climate finance—addressing the irreversible impacts of climate...
AGN Chair, Dr Richard Muyungi, on the Group’s Priorities Ahead of Upcoming Climate Talks in Bonn
We discussed the importance of adaptation and finance, the just transition, equity, climate and health, youth involvement in climate negotiations, and a host of other issues that the group is prioriti...
Zimbabwe Sets Out Climate Ambitions With Climate Change Management Bill
Zimbabwe’s Cabinet recently approved the country’s Climate Change Management Bill – marking a significant milestone in its legislative passage. The Bill will now proceed to Parliament for deliberation...
Africa Great Green Wall Initiative Seeks to Overcome Policy and Funding Gaps
Now almost two decades since its conceptualization by the African Union in 2007, the African Great Green Wall Initiative (AGGWI) is slowly coming to life. Originally designed to be the greatest living...