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🌍🌱 Join us at the Civil Society Consultative Meeting for COP28! 🌍🌱 In light of the urgent need to mitigate climate change's impacts and secure a resilient future for all, Oxfam South Africa and South Africa Climate Action Network are convening a joint consultative meeting for COP28. 💬 This gathering demonstrates their shared commitment to forging alliances, generating actionable outcomes, and developing key advocacy messages resonating locally and globally. They aim to drive transformative change, influence policy decisions, and pave the way for a just and sustainable world through this collaborative approach. 📦 Expected Outputs: 👉 Comprehensive reports from panel discussions and breakout sessions. 👉 Clear advocacy messages on climate justice, adaptation, mitigation, finance, and policy. 👉 Strengthened partnerships among diverse stakeholders for effective climate action. 📝 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dvxhbVjh Stay tuned for more details about the venue and agenda. #CSCMeeting #COP28 #COP28ConsultativeMeeting #ClimateAction #ClimateAdvocacy #ClimateJustice #Sustainability #ClimateChange #CollaborativeAction #YouthEmpowerment #BiodiversityConservation #PolicyAdvocacy #ClimateSolutions #JustTransition #NDCs #CommunityEngagement #EmpowerForChange

In this open letter, Kennedy Mugochi - Hivos' Regional Director in #EastAfrica, spells out what African leaders should push for at #cop28. His first point? Uphold the interests of African Peoples and.... ➡️ Ensure that African resources and initiatives are not captured or diverted to meet the interests of foreign market actors. ➡️ Support the call for greater resources and policy space to be devoted to locally-led, community-driven climate action, which is often more effective and less costly than top-down initiatives.  ➡️ Endorse the Eight Principles for Locally Led Adaptation. Find out more about Kennedy's second (equitable #energytransition) and third (transform #climatefinance) points here ⬇️

CSOs in Malawi call for a Child and Youth-Centred COP28 Civil society organizations (CSOs) advancing rights of the youth and children have called upon the Government of Malawi to come up with deliberate mechanisms that would enable children and the youth to assume a leading role in interventions aimed at mitigating effects of climate change. https://lnkd.in/eyGgfbht

#COP28 EVENT | The core of climate and sustainable development goals is to secure a prosperous future for all. Policies targeting these goals are meant to be just, yet inequality is deepening in many countries. How can governments, within national contexts, achieve these goals while also addressing inequalities? and what are the main challenges national governments face when implementing their climate and sustainable development goals? Our event at COP28 brings together policymakers and actors from civil society to share experiences on the implications on the ground. Learn more about this and our other events at COP28 👉 https://buff.ly/3GbSQDj German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) | WWF South Africa | Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) | International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) | United Nations #SDGs #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateChange #JustTransition

A vital update on the UN SDG - so much more to do - we are failing the future if we do not get to work. How much progress is being made on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

In May 2024, Environmental Peacebuilding published a paper, titled "Conflict mitigation as a means of climate change adaptation: Lessons for policy and development practice". This work studies the way in which #conflict exacerbates #climatechange vulnerability by "negatively altering, among others, local poverty rates and market functions, political inclusion, gender equity, and social cohesion". Even though there have been achievements on the financial side during #COP28, political, physical, and even temporal barriers still hinder #adaptation in conflict-affected settings. Conflict mitigation is often essential for climate change adaptation or resilient outcomes in fragile settings. Read the full paper by Daniel Abrahams, PhD and Kayly Ober, which provides detailed insights into the topic. https://lnkd.in/dANDTYwS

What lessons have we learned from having COP27 in Egypt and COP28 in the UAE? Have local businesses, entrepreneurs, donors, and civic activists deepened their exposure to and engagement with international communities of practice? Climate strategist Dina Zayed asks these questions and more as she reflects on the opportunities for Arab philanthropy after COP28. Read more > https://lnkd.in/drk7ASwy #climatechange #ArabPhilanthropy #MENA

What are the SDGs? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Click on the link for 17 Goals to Transform Our World: https://lnkd.in/gs-37nw For more information, contact [email protected] #OptimumLearningTechnologies #OptimumLearning #MyOptimumJourney #LifelongLearning #Sustainability

The 2023 edition of Africa Day at COP28 was held under the theme: “Scaling up Financing for Climate Action and Green Growth in Africa” which aims to amplify Africa’s voice at the COPs and to provide the space and platform to highlight Africa’s challenges, opportunities and responses to Climate Change. During those discussions and action plans were developed, will they be implemented or is it another talk show of our head of States? How will African leaders ensure that there are policies and funds in place to protect our farmers especially our female farmers against climate change impacts? What about our school systems , will there be lessons in our STEM school curriculum on Climate change in the form of projects or climate change challenges to promote green growth and climate smart agriculture? #climatechange #climateaction #greenfuture #climatejustice #greenenergy #cop28 #cop28uae #africacop28 https://lnkd.in/ebfg4t_5

Thrilled to Share My Recent Article on "Role of COP-28 in Addressing Loss and Damage: From Agreement to Action". 🎆#cop28 marked a turning point for #lossanddamage with the historic agreement on a dedicated #fund , increased #political will and growing #scientific consensus. 🪩#pakistan was selected as the founding board of the #lossanddamage and secured roles on four significant committees of the #unfccc . 🔗