 | Op-ed by Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, King of Akyem AbuakwaOur world must learn from the consequential effects of the coronavirus pandemic to urgently address the climate crisis. The tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated challenges have thrown our world into chaos, with the virus destroying lives and livelihoods in its path. |
Nairobi, Kenya, October 12, 2018 (ECA) – Africa’s top environmental journalists were honoured last night at a glitzy ceremony at the ongoing Seventh Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA – VII) conference in Nairobi.
The overall winner of the African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) Awards was Ethiopian Demis Mekuriyaw, who was praised by the judges for outstanding coverage of environmental issues in his country.
Nairobi, Kenya, October 11, 2018 (ECA) – The 7th Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VII) conference continued in Nairobi Thursday with experts discussing the sustainable development goals, Agenda 2063 and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) nexus in a bid to advance an integrated approach to the sustainable management of Africa’s environmental resources.
Nairobi, Kenya, October 11, 2018 (ECA) – In December 2015, nations of the world took a giant step to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future.
Nairobi, Kenya (ACPC) - The Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ACPC/ECA), James Murombedzi warns of an imminent "climate catastrophe" following the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Mr. Murombedzi warns about Africa’s "climate catastrophe", if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse emissions, "at the 7th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) that kicked off Wednesday in the Kenyan capital.
Nairobi, Kenya, October 09, 2018 (ECA) – Experts in climate information services (CIS) from across the continent on Tuesday unanimously agreed and validated a report that shows CIS has socio-economic benefits (SEB) that are helpful for the food, energy and water sectors in Africa.
Nairobi, Kenya, October 10, 2018 (ECA) – The 7th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA – VII) opened in Nairobi Wednesday with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) pledging to continue working together to make Africa’s development sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient.
Nairobi, Kenya, October 10, 2018 (ECA) – Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice when it goes to COP 24 in Katowice, Poland, in December, Kenya’s Environment and Forestry Minister, Keriako Tobiko said Wednesday at the opening of the Seventh Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA – VII) conference in Nairobi.