Dharura ya tabianchi ni matokeo ya moja kwa moja ya matumizi ya kaboni nzito ardhini na kwa kilimo, uchukuzi, michakato ya ujenzi na michakato ya viwanda na vyanzo chafuzi vya nishati. Bila mabadiliko makubwa kwa sekta hizi na bila kupunguza athari za hewa ya ukaa, kuna matumaini kidogo ya kulinda sayari dhidi ya athari mbaya za joto ulimwenguni.
Upeperushaji huu wa moja kwa moja utakufanya upate habari za hivi punde kutoka kwa Kongamano la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mabadiliko ya Tabianchi, linalojulikana kama Kongamano la Nchi Wanachama (COP29) Mfumo wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Mabadiliko ya Tabianchi (UNFCCC) utakaofanyika nchini Baku, Azerbaijan.
12 Nov
2024
13:15
New UNHCR Report highlights link between climate change, conflict and displacement
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People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt.
The report, released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with 13 expert organisations, research institutions and refugee-led groups, shows how climate shocks are interacting with conflict, pushing those who are already in danger into even more dire situations.
According to the report – No Escape: On the Frontlines of Climate Change, Conflict and Forced Displacement – by 2040 the number of countries facing extreme climate-related hazards is expected to rise from 3 to 65, the vast majority of which host displaced people. Similarly, most refugee settlements and camps are projected to experience twice as many days of dangerous heat by 2050.
What are UNEP’s ‘Gap’ Reports and why are they important?
The next two weeks will see two UNEP reports referenced a lot, both in media reports and in negotiations. Theseregular climate-related assessments are the Adaptation Gap Report and the Emissions Gap Report, while UNEP partners with other groups on a third, theProduction Gap Report. They analyse the state of the climate and provide policymakers with a roadmap for action, often being cited by heads of state and negotiators at COPs.
UN Secretary-General: World must pay up or humanity will pay the price
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UN secretary general António Guterres gave a strong speech at the World Leaders Summit today, highlighting the costs of climate inaction and emphasising that the climate crisis is here now.
“Families running for their lives before the next hurricane strikes; Workers and pilgrims collapsing in insufferable heat; Floods tearing through communities, and tearing down infrastructure; Children going to bed hungry as droughts ravage crops. All these disasters, and more, are being supercharged by human-made climate change,” he said.
“But there is every reason to hope,” Guterres said. “It’s time to deliver and humanity is behind you.”
Guterres listed three priorities. First “emergency” emissions reductions, with the G20 countries leading. Second, protecting people from the ravages of the climate crisis, especially the most vulnerable, which will require hundreds of billions of dollars. Third, delivering the overall finance goal, which should be at least US$1tn a year and is the key task at COP29.
“Developing countries eager to act are facing many obstacles: scant public finance; raging cost of capital; crushing climate disasters; and debt servicing that soaks up funds,” he said. “Developing countries must not leave Baku empty-handed. A deal is a must.”
It’s the second day of COP29 with a range of events, discussions and panels on across Baku Stadium. Today is the first day of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit, which features heads of state and government. Speakers today include UK leader Keir Starmer and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey. However leaders such as Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and the EU's Ursula von der Leyen.
Events include a high-level discussion on climate finance; a ministerial dialogue on scaling up investment for tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency; the launch of a UNHCR report on the link between climate change, conflict and displacement; an event on delivering climate action in agriculture and food systems; and the “operationalization” of the Loss and Damage Fund that was agreed upon at least year’s COP28 in Dubai.
11 Nov
2024
18:16
What is multilateralism and why is it important?
Ever wondered how exactly international environmental agreements get signed off? Well, wonder no more as this video explains how seminal treaties like the Montreal Protocol and the Minamata Convention were born, and learn about the ongoing multilateral efforts such as the groundbreaking plastic pollution treaty.
11 Nov
2024
16:27
World Urban Forum highlights crucial climate role cities play
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Last week saw the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF) take place in Cairo, where the crucial role cities need to play in effective climate action was highlighted.
Elisabeth Mrema, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, emphasized the crucial role of cities in climate action, highlighting their responsibility for more than 70 per cent of global CO2 emissions and the need for localized climate solutions.
UNEP led more than 15 events on the topics of urban finance, climate-resilient and nature-positive cities, extreme heat, food waste, plastic pollution, and sustainable mobility. The event also saw the relaunch of the 2024 Food Waste Index Report and the 2024 State of Finance for Nature in Cities report, highlighting the importance of multilevel governance and cross-sectoral cooperation for sustainable urban development.
UNEP-led events focused on everything from addressing funding gaps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to how cities can help achieve a reduction cooling-related emissions by 68 per cent by 2050, as well as the need to develop green and resilient buildings.
With its focus on biodiversity and nature restoration, the event – sometimes billed as the 'nature COP' – saw agreement reached on an expanded role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in saving biodiversity and a groundbreaking agreement on the operationalization of a new global mechanism to share benefits from digital genetic information.
However, an agreement could not be reached on a fund to help developing countries restore natural ecosystems.
2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record, with the global average near surface temperature even higher than in 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Today saw the release of the WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update, which paints a stark picture of the unfolding climate crisis.
The report reveals that 2015-2024 will be the warmest ten years on record; the loss of ice from glaciers, sea-level rise and ocean heating are accelerating; and extreme weather is wreaking havoc on communities and economies across the world.
Thousands of delegates, observers and members of civil society are arriving at Baku Stadium for the first day of COP29. Earlier, at the opening ceremony, Mukhtar Babayev, the summit president-elect, called the two-week event a “moment of truth for the Paris Agreement."
The Paris Agreement goal is to keep global average temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial average. However a report last week from the EU's climate service revealed that 2024 would be the first year to breach that target, and is "virtually certain" to be the hottest year on record.
UNFCCC head Simon Stiell highlighted the widespread effects of the climate crisis, pointing out how it “is affecting every single individual in the world in one way or another, pushing up energy bills, furthering global instability, and taking lives."
