Dr. Samson Ogallah, Eswatini’s Climate Finance Advisor under the Commonwealth, reflects on his own experience, and the overall highs and lows, of this year’s COP27.
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Dr Deepa Pullanikkatil, Eswatini’s NDC Coordinator, is at this year’s COP27 and sending daily dispatches from her engagements at the conference. This is a roundup of experiences from days 8-12 – and a wrap-up of this year’s COP.
Dr Deepa Pullanikkatil, Eswatini’s NDC Coordinator, is at this year’s COP27 and sending daily dispatches from her engagements at the conference. This is a roundup of experiences from days 4-6.
Dr Deepa Pullanikkatil, Eswatini’s NDC Coordinator, is at this year’s COP27 and sending daily dispatches from her engagements at the conference. This is a roundup of experiences from days 1-3.
With COP27 kicking off in Egypt, Our Burning Planet reports on the annual meeting’s goals, policies, controversies and results – but if you’re strapped for time or energy try these engaging portals and platforms instead and get quickly clued up on the climate crisis and collective action.
This week the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) commenced in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Lasting almost a fortnight, the event is the annual forum where countries come together to put in place, or at least discuss putting in place, plans to meet collective climate goals. What’s on the agenda?
Musa Ngdlangamandla of Yibutse Green Action highlights how medical waste poses a grave danger to citizens, particularly children, increasing the risk of disease transmission whilst causing a very expensive waste management challenge for municipalities and the nation as a whole.
Given the severe impacts forecast for the majority of the African continent in our own lifetimes, what can Eswatini do to be better prepared? Zandisile Howe explore some essential questions around vulnerability & action.
Alex Nxumalo explores the implications of climate change, as well as how you, me and many of us in Eswatini can help reduce any contributing factors to this most perplexing, and urgent phenomenon.
This year, for the third or fourth year in a row, summer brought waves of unbearable heat across Europe and the USA, as well as parts of India, China and Pakistan. Whilst in Pakistan, 33 million people have been displaced by floods. Is this what we should expect every year now?
Zandisile Howe explores the significant climate threats facing young people and the collective role they can play in addressing the unfolding climate emergency.