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Kenya: City Hall Launches Day 2 of ‘Operation Okoa Maisha’ El Niño Emergency Simulation
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Nairobi City County has entered the second day of Operation Okoa Maisha, a multi-agency emergency simulation exercise designed to test the city’s preparedness and response to the expected El Niño rains.
Kenya: Wetang’ula Calls for Dedicated African Climate Fund As Continent Seeks to Cut Reliance On External Financing
[Capital FM] Nairobi — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has called for the establishment of a sustainable African financing mechanism for climate action, warning that the continent must back its climate commitments with domestic resources an…
Malawi: Chaponda Slams UN ‘Talk Shop’ – Malawi Demands Bold UN Reforms On Debt, Climate and African Veto
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has delivered a trenchant critique of global governance at the United Nations in New York, calling on the international body to abandon performative diplomacy and transform itself into an “engine of delivery” for the Global South.
West Africa: ECOWAS Parliament Seeks Regional Funding for Climate Polices
[Daily Trust] The ECOWAS Parliament has urged member states to strengthen implementation and financing of climate policies to tackle environmental degradation, population displacement and insecurity in the region.
Uganda: Uganda Calls for New Focus On Trade, Climate Finance As EU Partnership Turns 50
[UG Diplomat] Kampala — Uganda and the European Union have marked five decades of partnership with the launch of a special photo exhibition highlighting the lives and work of 12 Ugandans whose experiences reflect the breadth of EU-Uganda cooperation.
Liberia: Liberia Pushes to Strip Carbon Price From Global Shipping Climate Deal
[Liberian Investigator] NEW YORK — Liberia is lobbying governments to remove the carbon price and global fund from the International Maritime Organization’s net-zero shipping rules before they reconsider adoption. The Liberian team argues that the fra…
Liberia: Liberia Pushes to Strip Carbon Price From Global Shipping Climate Deal
[Liberian Investigator] NEW YORK — Liberia is lobbying governments to remove the carbon price and global fund from the International Maritime Organization’s net-zero shipping rules before they reconsider adoption. The Liberian team argues that the fra…
Africa: Climate’s Most Catalytic Capital Knows Exactly Where to Go – Africa’s Rainforest Basins
[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview opening Wave 2 of the series, Randall Kempner — Executive Director of the Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition and founding executive director of the Aspen Network for Develop…
Tanzania: Tanesco Upgrades Infrastructure Before El Niño
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — THE Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has upgraded power infrastructure and deployed emergency response teams nationwide to minimise the impact of El Niño rains and ensure a safe, reliable electricity supply …
Malawi: Malawi’s Climate Fight ‘Strangled’ By Crushing Debt Burden, Actionaid Warns
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is being denied the chance to fight back against climate change because a staggering 24 percent of the national budget is being swallowed up by debt repayments, campaigners have warned.