Actualités Climate Action

Focus sur l'action climatique

L'urgence climatique est une conséquence directe de l'utilisation des terres et de l'agriculture, des transports, des bâtiments et des processus industriels à forte intensité de carbone, ainsi que des sources d'énergie polluantes. En l'absence de changements profonds dans ces secteurs et d'une réduction drastique de l'empreinte carbone, il y a peu d'espoir de protéger la planète des effets dévastateurs d'un monde plus chaud. 

Ce flux en direct vous tiendra au courant de toutes les dernières nouvelles de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le changement climatique, connue sous le nom de 29e Conférence des Parties (COP29) à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC), qui se tiendra à Bakou, en Azerbaïdjan. 

07 Sep 2023 15:13

Supporting Africa’s efforts to abate methane emissions

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is responsible for more than 25 per cent of the global warming we are experiencing today.

Reducing methane emissions is one of the most effective steps the energy sector can take to help tackle the climate crisis. UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory is working with companies and governments on methane emissions reductions to help meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

This official side-event brings together experts and policymakers to discuss innovative mitigation techniques to contribute to Africa's pursuit of climate resilience. 

Explore UNEP's full list of activities during Africa Climate Week/Africa Climate Summit 2023. 

07 Sep 2023 14:10

Preserving Africa’s traditional construction practices key to climate-adaptable housing

Africa's population is growing fast, putting tremendous stress on the continent's capacity to house its booming population. The current resilience of buildings against the impacts of climate change is low as more than 50 per cent of African citizens are living in informal housing.



Globally, the construction industry generates significant carbon emissions and a 2022 UNEP report found that the construction sector is not on track to achieve decarbonization by 2050.

UNEP hosted an Action Track event addressing Africa’s construction sector, highlighting the need to preserve traditional, sustainable construction practices that enable affordable, climate-adaptable housing.

07 Sep 2023 12:05

Transformative climate adaptation in Africa requires more nature-based solutions

Nature based solution poster

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and climate mitigation and adaptation are intrinsically linked. In fact, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation are major contributors to climate change.

NbS is recognized as a powerful tool that can fortify Africa's resilience to climate change, promising not just adaptation but a roadmap to holistic development.

This UNEP event focuses on how NbS can strengthen climate resilience in Africa and what transformative actions and funding mechanisms are needed to accelerate adaptation.

Explore UNEP's full list of activities during Africa Climate Week/Africa Climate Summit 2023. 

07 Sep 2023 10:10

Tapping into Africa’s renewable energy potential

 

Renewable energy in Africa event

Africa is home to 17 per cent of the world's population but accounts for only 4 per cent of the global energy demand.

Lack of electricity access remains a major barrier to socioeconomic development in the region. However, the continent has emerged as a frontier in the global energy landscape with tremendous untapped renewable energy potential including solar, wind, hydro and geothermal.

UNEP hosted a panel discussion exploring how Africa's energy transition can respond to climate change, stimulate economic growth and create a model for global sustainable energy transitions.

Explore UNEP's full list of activities during Africa Climate Week/Africa Climate Summit 2023. 

06 Sep 2023 18:17

At Africa Climate Week, climate justice was front and center

Climate finance, loss and damage and climate justice were the big themes emerging from Africa Climate Week and the Africa Climate Summit 2023 held in Nairobi, Kenya.



African heads of state, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Executive Director of UNEP Inger Andersen all spoke of the need for climate finance for Africa - the continent least responsible for carbon emissions but suffering its impact the most.

Africa Climate Week is one of four regional weeks held this year that will build momentum ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai.

06 Sep 2023 17:39

A Stocktake: From technology needs to implementation

A Stocktake: From technology needs to implementation
Photo: UNEP

To determine their climate technology priorities with regards to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to climate change in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, countries undertake technology needs assessments (TNAs). 

Since 2009, the UNEP led Global Technology Needs Assessment Project has supported more than 30 countries in Africa to assess their technology needs.

During an official UNEP side-event at Africa Climate Week, country representatives discussed the TNAs and their ability to provide information about the potential, ability and scale of climate change technologies, with a special focus on energy systems transformations.

06 Sep 2023 15:47

Investments in nature-based solutions key to meeting global climate ambition

Adapting to Climate Change in the Lake Victoria Basin
Photo: UNEP/Lisa Murray

Africa is home to 670 million hectares (mha) of forests and 40 mha of peatlands. Safeguarding these carbon reservoirs is essential to meeting the Paris Agreement.

However, investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) lags. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at COP15 called for mobilizing at least US$200 billion per year from public and private sources for biodiversity-related funding and raising international financial flows from developed to developing countries to at least US$30 billion per year.

UN-REDD Programme and The Global Peatlands Initiative held a hybrid event on unlocking sustainable investments for nature-based solutions for the continent most impacted by climate change.

06 Sep 2023 15:03

Cooling Africa in the age of climate change

Cool Africa: Accelerating sustainable cooling solutions for a climate-resilient continent

Globally, July was the hottest month on record. By 2050, close to 1,000 cities will experience average summer highs of 35˚°C unless greenhouse gases emissions are dramatically reduced. Cooling is one of the main drivers for climate change.

Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change including intense heatwaves. Access to sustainable cooling solutions is critical to ensuring the well-being, productivity and resilience of communities and economies across the continent.

UNEP is leading a panel discussion on innovative and sustainable cooling technologies, policies and initiatives in Africa.

Explore UNEP's full list of activities during Africa Climate Week/Africa Climate Summit 2023.