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Africa: Chairperson of the African Union Commission Receives the Special Envoy for Climate Change and Senior Advisor to the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya

eriinfo.com7 months ago02 mins

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received Mr. Ali D. Mohamed, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Senior Advisor to the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Dr William Samoei Ruto. Discussions focused on advancing Africa’s common position on climate change ahead of…

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African Debt and Climate Change – How the ICJ’s Vanuatu Ruling Could Be Used for Broader Justice

eriinfo.com7 months ago012 mins

African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations – health, education, renewable energy, water. Discussions with their creditors focus on financial, economic and contractual issues. The environmental and social impacts of their situation are largely excluded from…

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Africa: Putting Water Management At the Centre of the Climate Change Fight

eriinfo.com7 months ago03 mins

Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) – an increasingly urgent challenge as demand for safer access to the vital resource grows. Currently underway in Stockholm from 24 to 28 August, the 35th World Water Week meeting highlights the crucial link…

The ‘Mozart of Math’ rarely speaks on politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

eriinfo.com7 months ago010 mins

Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.” But after the July suspension of $584 million in federal grants at UCLA, which he…

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Africa: Hype and Western Values Are Shaping AI Reporting in Africa – What Needs to Change

eriinfo.com7 months ago08 mins

News media shape public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence how society interacts with these technologies. For many people, especially those who have not sought more knowledge about AI elsewhere, media platforms are a primary source of information. This is particularly significant in Africa, where historical and socioeconomic contexts like colonial legacies and uneven…

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Africa’s Moment – From Addis to the World, Food Systems Must Change Now

eriinfo.com7 months ago09 mins

Rome — Dr. Stefanos Fotiou is Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub The global food system is under pressure from every direction – climate, conflict, inequality, and economic instability. But in Addis Ababa this July, something shifted. At the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), over 3,500 people from 150 countries came together to…

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Africa’s Top Climate Change Challenges – a Fairer Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels and Mobilising Funds

eriinfo.com7 months ago011 mins

Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has contributed less than 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions over the past 170 years. Speeding up the move to…

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Africa: Developed Countries Failing On Climate Change Financial Commitments – Mowe

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

– Developed countries are not fulfilling their commitments to provide sufficient financial support for climate change action, according to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE). The ministry made the statement during the opening of the Pre-Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2) Water and Energy Exhibition, which aims to bring stakeholders together to forward solutions. In…

Women in tech: Driving change, powering progress

eriinfo.com8 months ago06 mins

Marie Arnoldi and Phumla Mabashe are two women shaping the future of tech at Sanlam Fintech. In this women’s month spotlight, they share their stories of breaking barriers, mentoring the next generation and why empathy and boldness in the workplace are their superpowers. The genesis “Tech found me,” says Marie Arnoldi, senior manager and product…

Africa: Climate Change Is Making Africa’s Debt Burden Worse – New Debt Contracts Could Help

eriinfo.com8 months ago012 mins

Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most from extreme weather, rising temperatures and drought. These disasters affect not just people’s livelihoods but also national revenues, making debt repayment harder. Yet traditional debt contracts don’t account…