Countdown Begins: The African COP Must Resolve Loss and Damage Tensions 

African delegates insist that loss and damage should be one of the yardsticks to measure the success of COP27. But fears persist that geopolitical tensions will scupper the push for the developed world – mostly responsible for climate change – to compensate vulnerable communities for their losses due to climate change.   Egypt will host this […]

Pre-COP27: Including grassroot organisations in loss and damage discourse 

It will be critical to ensure loss and damage is an important discussion point at COP27 this year, a workshop in Senegal heard. To do this it is critical to build the necessary skills from the ground up to engage in the needed advocacy.  To accomplish this, an information and exchange workshop on key issues surrounding […]

Supporting Pre-COP27 Convenings: Nigeria’s National Dialogue on Energy Transition

It is critical that Nigeria and other African countries experience just energy transitions that takes into consideration the need to meet the huge energy gap on the continent, the National Dialogue on Energy Transition heard.   Presently Nigeria’s economy is centred around fossil fuels, with oil companies still playing a dominant role and gas resources also luring […]

The ACF Supports Pre-COP27 Engagement: A Closer Look at Nigeria’s Climate Response

Nigeria’s response to climate change was the overall focus at the recent National Conference on Climate Change, COP27 and Beyond in Abuja, Nigeria. The African Climate Foundation supported organisers Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in this critical engagement, which took place a month before COP27 in Egypt. CAPPA, a pan-African organisation that works […]