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International Women’s Day: From Land to Sea, Women Leading Africa’s Food Systems Towards a Sustainable Green Economy
As a proud daughter of Africa, raised by a lineage of strong and resourceful women, I watch with profound admiration as women take their rightful place at the forefront of the movement towards a sustainable green economy. Their relentless determination and enduring wisdom are the cornerstones upon which Africa’s communities thrive.
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UNEA 6: How plastic pollution is accelerating the triple planetary crisis
Our health, livelihood and planet are at stake due to the worsening climate crisis. In February last year, a severe tropical cyclone Freddy made its first landfall in Southern Africa leaving more than 1000 people dead and a trail of destruction in its wake after ripping through Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.
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PLASTICS: THE PRESSING TRIPLE PLANETARY CRISIS
In recent years, the world has faced three most pressing environmental issues; namely, climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss simply referred to as the triple planetary crisis. All the three crises have different causes and effects, but one thing is common in them all: plastics.
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History in the making: Africa’s stand against the plastic pollution crisis at INC3
Last week, as I attended one of the most historic events as world leaders came together to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty, made me realise that I am not just a visitor from South Africa to Kenya.
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Air Pollution in South Africa: The Silent Killer That Demands Urgent Action
Air pollution is linked to a number of human health and environmental impacts and must be addressed. We talk about the real solution to air pollution and whether a carbon tax cuts it.
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How fast fashion is fuelling the fashion waste crisis in Africa
Fashion waste from fast fashion brands and second-hand clothes shipped from the Global North is killing both local textile industries and the environment in Africa.
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Women and Empty Gourds: Guardians of Food Security in Senegal
On the Bargny beach, under the scorching Senegalese sun, a group of fifteen women stand united, each holding an empty gourd - a calabash bowl. Their faces mirror both determination and concern as they raise their fists in the air.
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World Fisheries Day: communities come together to demand coastal reserves
It's easy to feel pessimistic about the state of our oceans. In the coastal waters of Senegal; in the seas of Chana District, Thailand; in the ocean around the Indonesian island of Sangihe; and around the world, trawlers steal fish and industrial fishers use aggregating gear to plunder fish populations. On Sangihe, gold mines scar…
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The Third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Meeting: Africa’s stand against the plastic pollution crisis
As our world grapples with the out of control plastic pollution crisis, the upcoming third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) meeting taking place at the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve this crisis.
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Achieving a strong global plastics treaty requires cooperation among the member states of Africa.
An estimated 2400 tonnes of waste is produced daily in Nairobi, about 20% of this is plastic waste. These may just be meaningless numbers to many, until the rains come and the sight of choked drainage and waterways becomes an eyesore.