10 ways US Exit from the Paris Climate Agreement Could Affect Africa

Mohamed Adow, Executive Director of Power Shift Africa, speaking during the 3rd edition of the Nairobi Climate Talks

When climate disasters strike, loss is easier to assess. What is not visible, however, is the sociocultural trauma of gender-based violence, whose impacts outlast extreme weather events. 

In Zambia, women and girls would walk over long distances to look for water and food, which exposed them to the risk of violence. After a day of toil, mothers would sometimes give sexual favours in exchange for food, leading to sexual exploitation.   

At #COP29Baku, lobbyists had a field day with oil & gas, carbon markets & agriculture interests featured heavily. A total of 1773 fossil fuel lobbyists attended the climate talks, alongside 204 agricultural lobbyists and 480 carbon capture influencers.

Are the UN #climate talks slowly being captured by lobby groups?

Live updates: COP29 Conference

Whenever UNGA convenes, it inspires hope, marking a turning point for our planet. This UNGA is not different. Except the stakes are higher than ever before. For instance, 2024 is projected to be the hottest in record and current talks signal that the NCQG outcome may largely be political rather than informed by science or technical reports.  

Imagine you are a farmer who relies on selling crops at the local market to support your family’s livelihood and children’s education. It’s spring, and you are ready to plant for the next season. Just before planting, you receive an early warning from local news and weather services predicting that this year’s El Niño-induced drought will be the worst in decades.  

What do you do?  

A collage of different people and places featured in the documentary Africa’s Parched Reality: The story of Zambia

Campaigns Lead at Power Shift Africa and Movement of Movements Buildings Space Coordinator featured on TBC Online.

Kenyans are protesting a controversial finance bill that seeks to tax essential commodities amid a slow economy.