ACRP calls for COP29 to deliver increased climate finance and equitable solutions for Africa’s climate future

ACRP calls for COP29 to deliver increased climate finance and equitable solutions for Africa’s climate future

The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) is urging global leaders attending COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to focus on the urgent needs of Africa, and calling for a drastic reduction in emissions alongside a significant increase in climate finance to support more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Africa. This year’s COP has been dubbed the…

ACRP Fair Finance School advocates sustainable climate financing, empowers youth

ACRP Fair Finance School advocates sustainable climate financing, empowers youth

July 18, 2024 – By Juliet ETEFE The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) through its Fair Finance School has advocated sustainable financing for climate solutions. The two days programme held in Accra equipped young climate leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the operations of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and their crucial role…

Public finance institutions in Africa must develop strategies for sustainable and just transition – Experts advocate

Public finance institutions in Africa must develop strategies for sustainable and just transition – Experts advocate

Source: Kenneth Awotwe Darko   Experts are advocating for a just and sustainable transition in the strategies of public financial institutions. This was a key focus during the Fair Finance School on Tuesday, July 16, in Accra. The two-day event, organised by the African Climate Reality Project, brought together activists and stakeholders to learn essential knowledge…

Cedric Dzelu Represents Frontline for Climate Action at Fair Finance School

Cedric Dzelu Represents Frontline for Climate Action at Fair Finance School

The Fair Finance School, organized by the African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) in partnership with the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) and Fair Finance was held on July 15 and 16, 2024, at the Crystal Palm Hotel in Accra, Ghana, was a significant event for Climate Reality Leaders and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) focusing…

AURELIE NJIMNGOU: World Refugee Day – The migration-climate change nexus

AURELIE NJIMNGOU: World Refugee Day – The migration-climate change nexus

Somali refugees put water containers for the water distribution by French charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Dadaab refugee camp, one of Africa’s largest refugee camps in Kenya, on March 23, 2023. Picture: Bobb Muriithi/AFP There is a societal tendency to prioritise or respond more urgently to crises that directly affect affluent or influential…

The AfDB Must Honour its Public Mandate for Sustainable Development

The AfDB Must Honour its Public Mandate for Sustainable Development

[Johannesburg, South Africa] – 24 May 2024] – The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) is using Africa Day (25 May) to call on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to uphold its public mandate for sustainable development, and  prioritise climate action across the continent. Africa is grappling with the devastating impacts of climate change, impacting millions…

OPINION | Earth Day: Informal waste pickers lead fight against Africa’s plastic pollution

OPINION | Earth Day: Informal waste pickers lead fight against Africa’s plastic pollution

Earth Day 2024 is themed on Plastic vs Planet, The African Climate Reality Project reflects on the challenge of plastic pollution on the continent and how informal waste pickers and community-led recycling initiatives are leading solutions. Our continent is bursting with vibrant ecosystems and biodiversity, yet faces a growing threat: plastic pollution.   With the theme of Earth Day 2024 being “Planet vs…

We must reject the government’s dirty energy plans

We must reject the government’s dirty energy plans

This year’s Integrated Resources Plan is horrifying 20 March 2024 | By Alex Lenferna, Ferron Pedro, Promise Mabilo, Motlatsi Makhasane and Bertha Letsoko The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is trying to lock the public and Eskom into a dirty, expensive, and unreliable energy future, say the authors. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Earlier this…

ACRP maintains calls for more ambitious commitments from developed countries and for African solutions to be championed

ACRP maintains calls for more ambitious commitments from developed countries and for African solutions to be championed

Johannesburg, South Africa, December 14, 2023 – The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP), is concerned with the outcome of COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place in Dubai. While acknowledging progress on issues including adaptation finance, with pledges of $134 million, and the Loss and Damage fund, with pledges of $792…

African Climate Reality Project Advocates for Climate Justice and Equity at COP28 in Dubai

African Climate Reality Project Advocates for Climate Justice and Equity at COP28 in Dubai

Dubai, Wednesday, 29 November 2023. As world leaders and decision-makers gather in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Conference (COP28), The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP), calls for ambitious commitments to the equitable phase out of fossil fuels, fair financing, and adaptation to be placed higher on the agenda. As Africans, we call for the…