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16 August 2021 - How nice to be able for a change to praise a minister in the South African government. But Barbara Creecy is absolutely correct in demanding that the rich countries up their game on climate change.
Here’s a startling figure: 1.5 billion people will live in African cities by 2050, more than double the number today. African cities — including unplanned urban areas and informal settlements — are already facing staggering challenges: poverty, the need for more and better jobs, and a lack of housing and basic infrastructure, all of which will be compounded by rapid urban growth. Yet, in our experience, one of the biggest risks facing cities across Africa is not well understood: water insecurity. Inequitable access to basic water services, loss of natural water systems, unplanned urban ...
This article originally appeared on WRI.org Nature-based solutions are key to advancing climate adaptation. These are approaches that work with nature, not against it — from restoring wetlands, which can protect against storms, to conserving forests that stabilize soil and runoff during floods. Mangrove forests, for example, save an estimated $80 billion per year in avoided losses from coastal flooding globally, and protect up to 18 million people. Additionally, nature-based solutions can provide many co-benefits — for nature, economies, communities, culture and health. But despite these ...
Key Findings Overall, the amount of public international funding flowing to nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation is still relatively small, accounting for only US$3.8–8.7 billion, or approximately 0.6–1.4 percent of total climate finance flows and 1.5–3.4 percent of public climate finance flows, in 2018. Funding for NbS for adaptation (NbSA) in 2018 was driven by a handful of major bilateral donors, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Sweden. The European Union, Asian Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund, and the International Fund for Agricultural D...
The world has been on destructive trajectory to date with the Climate Crisis being the uppermost long-term risk in the 2021 WEF Global Risk Register, writes the author. (iStock) The Year of the Ox is characterised by diligence, dependability, determination and strength, which are the attributes required to build on these pillars toward a landmark year in the quest for a low carbon green sustainable and equitable future, writes Dhesigen Naidoo. We have ushered in the Year of the Ox and have said goodbye to the Year of the Rat (masked). But, as challenging as last year wa...