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  • New Proposals for “Fundamental Reforms” of the World Bank to Boost Climate Finance

    New Proposals for “Fundamental Reforms” of the World Bank to Boost Climate Finance

    Germany, the United States, and other World Bank Group shareholders have drafted proposals for “fundamental reforms” of the Bretton Woods institution to better support developing countries to address the climate crisis. The Bank’s roadmap for actualizing the proposals is expected by year end. This follows growing calls by governments and civil society to restructure the… Read more

  • Uganda Needs US$28.1 billion for Revised Climate plan

    Uganda Needs US$28.1 billion for Revised Climate plan

    Uganda says it needs US$ 28.1 billion to implement its revised plan against climate change that it submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in early September. In the plan, otherwise known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the East African country aims to raise US$4.1 billion or 15% of the… Read more

  • 7 African Countries Yet to Submit Revised Climate Plans

    7 African Countries Yet to Submit Revised Climate Plans

    By Green Action Africa Seven African countries are yet to submit revised plans against climate change to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in line with the Paris Agreement. Djibouti, Botswana, Madagascar, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Lesotho still have their ‘first generation’ climate plans on the UNFCCC online registry that were… Read more

  • Locals In the Dark on Congo Oil Blocks

    Locals In the Dark on Congo Oil Blocks

    By Green Action Africa A new report says communities within the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 11 million hectares of newly-designated oil and gas exploration blocks are unaware of the new status of their land. They are also wary about the potential negative impacts of oil and gas activities on their livelihoods and well-being. In… Read more