The Africa Group of Negotiators has issued a firm warning at COP30 insisting that any agreement on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) must include ambitious, equitable and practical indicators and must be backed by guaranteed finance. The bloc, representing nations most vulnerable to climate impacts
Dagne Girma, a farmer in Huruta, Ethiopia, who grows maize, chillies, bananas, and other small crops on his homestead (Pic By Lovejoy Mutongwiza)
By Lovejoy Mutongwiza in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The world's wetlands, vital ecosystems that sustain life across the globe, are disappearing at an alarming rate, putting up to $39 trillion in global benefits at risk, according to a new report. The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 (GWO 2025),
Climate advocates from ActionAid have on the opening day of COP29 issued a call to Global North countries, urging them to commit to significant climate finance to assist vulnerable nations with the costs of adaptation, mitigation, and loss and damage. The appeal comes as climate-related disasters
Climate change has become a punitive and unbending enemy, increasing both drought and extreme temperatures in Hwange District Communities within this part of the country, the struggle has become pressing, with local advocacy groups raising alarm on the threats to both human and animal livelihoods. Among them
Vice President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans to intensify their efforts in combating climate change, emphasizing the multifaceted threat it poses to the nation's health, economy, and social fabric. Speaking at the Second Climate Change and Development Conference in Harare, held under the theme "Building
As climate disasters escalate around the globe, the call for climate justice has never been more urgent. Speaking during a Speaking during recent webinar hosted by ActionAid Teresa Anderson, Climate Justice Lead, highlighted the disproportionate impact of climate change on the Global South saying that those
Zimbabwe Gender Commission Chairperson, Commissioner Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe, has highlighted the urgent need for gender-sensitive approaches to tackle the intertwined challenges of gender, environment, and climate change. In a keynote address for the forum which is being held under the theme "Gender, Environment, and Climate Change: Building
By Marshall Bwanya The SADC People’s Summit, a gathering of civil society organizations, community leaders, and citizens from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, has issued a resounding call for a robust, equitable, and just climate debt policy. This policy would require developed countries in the
A study conducted by the University of Reading in the UK projected that by the 2050s, the amount of severe turbulence experienced by aircraft could increase by up to 170%.
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