Climate action stories
December 30, 2022
Small community in Northern Kenya receives FAO achievement award for forest conservation
The Kirisia community from Samburu in Northern Kenya is rewriting its negative historical narrative and putting Samburu on the global map through its forest conservation programme.
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December 30, 2022
How flower growing is transforming Southwest Cameroon
Cameroonian motor mechanic Akah George Kum started growing flowers in the shadow of Mount Cameroon. The venture has bloomed - and the Dibanda region with it.
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December 7, 2022
Can South Africa provide a template for a just energy transition in Africa?
South Africa's huge energy requirements and ageing generating coal fleet offer a great opportunity to showcase how this can be done, according many players, like Mojabeng Manthata, Acting Head, Energy, Environment and ICT, at the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). The country's coal fired power stations are on average over 50 years old.
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December 7, 2022
Healing the waters: Fisher community takes the plunge
According to experts, an equivalent of two football pitches of seagrass - a critical bulwark against sea warming and a generator of oxygen, - disappears globally every 60 minutes. In Mauritius, a conservation organisation and local fisher community have rolled out a five-year project to fight back - by replanting seagrass.
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December 7, 2022
Chasing net zero at Bomanoma
With traditions that have endured for centuries, the Maasai have always been, amongst other things, environmentally low-impact. As traditions evolve, a Maasai woman is ensuring that climate-friendly practices, new and old, are retained.
December 7, 2022
Charles Onyango-Obbo: How to talk about Tororo trees
The railway line used to cut through a forest. We have vivid memories of the forest. When we were kids and visited with the grandparents during the school holiday, the highlight would be going out to the woods to follow one of our uncles. He had a hunting gun licence. He would bring his gun with him for the holidays and hunt for guinea fowl.
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December 7, 2022
Kanga Potash project in Congo will soon be a world leader in fertiliser production
Located in Kouilou Province, 32km north of the central economic hub of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo, the Kanga Potash project seeks to manufacture 2.4 million tonnes of Muriate of Potash (MOP) per annum with an estimated mine life of 30 years.
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December 7, 2022
Africa's landmark climate damage compensation deal
Five Global funders have renewed their commitment to support the narrative change organization Africa No Filter for another two years. The donor collaborative, which was started in 2020, has been advocating for better representation of Africa in the media and arts and culture space since its inception.
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October 13, 2022
The young Moroccan driving climate action
20-year-old Fatna Ikrame El Fanne is ensuring that young Moroccans are fully aware of the dangers of climate change - and the opportunities for climate action.
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October 13, 2022
VIDEO STORY: Smart farmers look to beat climate change
In the Kenyan region of Laikipia, a group of small-scale African farmers is leveraging smart farming technologies to beat changing weather patterns.
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October 13, 2022
Eco Mama's: Uganda's eco-village shaping the future of sustainable agriculture
As the world reels from global food supply chain disruptions and extreme weather, this eco-village in Uganda is helping inculcate the importance of sustainable agriculture to local communities, teaching farmers how to grow for a healthier planet.
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October 13, 2022
Egypt, Algeria and Libya set to lead world's ‘green steel’ revolution
Three African countries are poised to lead the world in the switch to carbon-free steel production.
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