The United Nations and the Government of Ethiopia have called on African leaders to use next week’s Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa as a platform to demand ambitious outcomes at COP30 in Brazil, insisting that Africa’s voice must be central in shaping a fair global climate deal. In a joint statement released at the close of Climate Week in
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The Second United Nations Climate Week opened on Monday with African leaders making a resounding call for urgent climate finance, fair energy transition, and global solidarity as the continent confronts worsening climate shocks. In his keynote address, Ethiopia’s President, Taye Atske Silassie underscored the importance of the “Baku to Belém Roadmap”, which seeks to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually by 2030
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The UNFCCC’s Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2025 is in full swing at the Addis International Convention Centre (AICC). Participants from all over the world have gathered to hold conversations centred on moving beyond ambition to implementation. Although relatively different from the city-wide nature of the London Climate Action Week and even recently, the Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW), ACW is
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The inaugural Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW) has wrapped up with resounding success, reinforcing Rio de Janeiro’s role as a global hub for climate knowledge, activism, and innovation. The five-day event, which drew more than 20,000 participants and hosted over 240 events, culminated on Friday at the Brazilian Academy of Letters with groundbreaking announcements that stretch far beyond Brazil’s borders.
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The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has called on Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Nigerian delegation to push for stronger language on alcohol harms in the forthcoming UN Political Declaration on Non communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health. The group said such an intervention would ensure that the declaration delivers on its promise to accelerate prevention and
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The Opening Conference of the Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW) on Monday, August 25, 2025, brought together global climate champions, Indigenous leaders, Nobel laureates, researchers, business executives, and policy shapers at Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Tomorrow. The event marked the beginning of a week-long series of activities, panels, and discussions designed to accelerate solutions to the world’s most pressing
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With just weeks to go before the world gathers in Brazil for COP 30, Africa is preparing to take center stage at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The summit, scheduled for 8–10 September 2025, with pre-summit events from 5–7 September 2025, is shaping up to be a landmark platform for the continent to amplify its
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Brazilian officials announced on Friday that the government of Brazil has ruled out subsidizing hotel rates for all delegates at the United Nations Climate Summit it will be hosting in November. This was after a meeting they described as being tense with U.N. officials. As delegations become increasingly concerned about the price of accommodation in Belem, the Amazonian coastal city
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A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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