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Hot debate at COP29 over public or private funding of climate projects

African nations bear a huge burden in global financing for climate adaptation. For every $100 in climate finance, less than 50 cents went toward adaptation projects.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 2024-11-15 17:00:00
The conference agreed to push for the engagement of indigenous communities in climate change decisions.
By James Wanzala 2024-11-14 14:00:00
Mudavadi highlighted the need to turn climate commitments into tangible, accessible funding, especially for African countries facing extreme weather, droughts, and food insecurity.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 2024-11-13 10:36:00
The call comes on the heels of climate data from the WMO confirming an alarming reality, of 2024 being on course to becoming the hottest year on record.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 2024-11-13 09:21:12
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
By AFP 2024-11-13 07:00:00
Creating a UN-backed global carbon market has taken a step closer to reality with governments approving new standards for using credits to meet climate targets.
By AFP 2024-11-13 06:50:00
More than 75 leaders are expected to speak over two days in Baku, but the heads of many top polluting nations are giving the crunch UN climate talks in the Azerbaijan capital a miss.
By AFP 2024-11-13 06:40:00
President Joe Biden's lame-duck climate envoy, John Podesta, scurried back and forth to meetings and events across the cavernous halls of the COP29 conference in Baku.
By AFP 2024-11-13 06:30:00
More than 75 leaders are expected in Baku over two days but the heads of some of the most powerful and polluting economies are not attending this year's summit.
By AFP 2024-11-12 12:39:00
Washington's top climate envoy sought to reassure countries at the COP29 talks Monday that Donald Trump's re-election would not end US efforts to tackle global warming.
By AFP 2024-11-12 09:50:00
Governments at the COP29 talks approved new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step toward allowing countries to trade credits to meet their climate targets.
By AFP 2024-11-12 08:50:00
The project is a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) in partnership with the Kaberua Community Forest Association (CFA).
By Mike Kihaki 2024-11-07 18:38:13