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Kuangazia ushughulikiaji wa mabadiliko ya tabianchi

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.

01 Dec 2023 19:26

Putting the right to a healthy environment in practice

Inger Andersen giving a speech — UNEP/Duncan Moore

The world must move from advocacy and the recognition of the right to a healthy environment to strong and rapid implementation, UNEP Executive Secretary Inger Andersen told guests at COP28 today.

Andersen was speaking at the UNEP event: Human Right to a Healthy Environment: What Next?

"Our task now is to transition from advocacy and recognition to strong and rapid implementation. If nations implement this right fully, it will change so much – by empowering action on the triple planetary crisis, providing a more predictable and consistent global regulatory environment for businesses, and protecting those who defend nature," she said.

She also detailed what we mean when we talk about the right to a healthy environment: "Substantive elements include clean air. A safe and stable climate. Access to safe water and adequate sanitation. Healthy and sustainably produced food. Non-toxic environments in which to live, work, study and play. Healthy biodiversity and ecosystems. Procedural elements include access to information, the right to participate in decision-making, and access to justice and effective remedies – including the exercise of these rights free from reprisals. These are the elements upon which we must focus our efforts."

Andersen also highlighted the vital role indigenous peoples and environmental human rights defenders have played in the past few decades.

Read the full speech here.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 7.26pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 19:11

New report underscores role methane emissions play in warming climate

An Eye on Methane Report 2023

The An Eye on Methane Report, launched today, delves into the progress made to achieve deep reduction of methane emissions, starting with the fossil fuel sector.

The International Methane Emissions Observatory's third annual report seeks to provide decision makers with a framework of action to track and monitor methane emissions to plan targeted and ambitious action for their mitigation.

Anthropogenic methane emissions drive roughly 30 per cent of the global warming. In order to reach the Paris Agreement goals, methane emissions need to be reduced by about a third.

As highlighted by the IPCC’s latest Synthesis Report, reducing methane emissions is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways to immediately slow the current rate of warming as we decarbonize.

Read the full report here.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 7.12pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 18:36

Images from first two days of COP28

COPs are nothing if not colourful. Here are some of the more interesting shots of COP28 so far.

people at COP28 — UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth

crowd at COP28 — UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth

Emirati men at COP28 — UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 6.36pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 16:41

Production Gap Report highlights urgency of energy transition

oil refineries off the coast of England — Unsplash/Ben Wicks

World governments plan to produce approximately 110 per cent more coal, gas and oil in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, a UNEP report released last month shows.

Governments from 151 nations have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions, yet current plans would lead to increases in global coal production until 2030 and in global oil and gas production until at least 2050, according to the Production Gap Report 2023.

Fossil fuels will, as always, be a contentious issue at this COP, with some pushing for language calling for their "phase-out" in the final declaration, while others, including fossil fuel producing nations, calling for a different approach.

"The 1.5-degree limit is only possible if we ultimately stop burning all fossil fuels. Not reduce. Not abate," said United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres earlier today.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 4.41pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 15:52

New report highlights scale of drought and famine due to climate crisis

A Kenyan stands close to a dam — UNEP/Miranda Grant

A report published today by UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has revealed “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale, where the massive impacts of human-induced droughts are only starting to unfold.”

The UNCCD report, Global Drought Snapshot, revealed some sobering facts including that China is expected to have 80 per cent more drought intensity by 2100; it has been 500 years since Europe experienced a drought as severe as in 2022; and 170 million people are expected to experience extreme drought if average global temperatures rise 3°C above pre-industrial levels.

There are multiple solutions to this crisis, including focusing on nature-based solutions such as land restoration and efficient water management, such as drip irrigation.

World leaders speak at COP28

Isabel Prestes da Fonseca at COP28 — COP28/Christophe Viseux

World leaders are speaking at COP28 now, with calls for more to be done to tackle the climate crisis, particularly when it comes to helping developing nations, who are bearing the brunt of the crisis.

UN Secretary General, António Guterres pointed out that "current policies will lead to an earth scorching three degree rise" and that "the G20, which represents 80 per cent of the world's emissions must lead."

Tupou VI, the King of Tonga said it was “painful” for small developing island states to see the lack of progress on reaching the Paris Agreement Goals. Small island countries such as Tonga, are of course, experiencing existential threats from the climate crisis.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a call to “rescue the belief in multilateralism” emphasising that no country can tackle the climate crisis alone.

Indigenous voices were heard too, with Isabel Prestes da Fonseca, co-founder of Brazil’s Instituto Zág (pictured above) saying: "I am here today as an indigenous woman, mother and sister… Every day I witness all that is happening with much sadness – the devastation of our forests. In the name of indigenous lives, join us in this fight. United we will restore our Earth, preserve our heritage, and rescue lost harmony,” she said.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 2.40pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 13:35

World leaders sign declaration on transforming food systems

In what is the first COP resolution that focuses on food systems and the climate crisis, world leaders have signed a declaration recognising that “unprecedented adverse climate impacts are increasingly threatening the resilience of agriculture and food systems as well as the ability of many, especially the most vulnerable, to produce and access food in the face of mounting hunger, malnutrition, and economic stresses.”

More than 100 countries have signed the declaration, and have committed to including food and land use in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans by COP30 in 2025.

Food systems are responsible for almost one third of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority coming from livestock and fertilizers.

Food production itself has also caused wide-scale changes in ecosystems, being responsible for 70 per cent of water withdrawals and a significant driver of deforestation and loss of biodiversity. It is also heavily dependent on these natural resources.

Earlier this year UNEP, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a guide to more sustainable food systems.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 3.13pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 12:56

Watch Now: Methane data revolution – The road to radical transparency

This event at the UNEP Pavilion – starting at 14.00pm UAE time – will showcase the first public release of data from UNEP’s Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) and unpack how advanced remote sensing is providing the transparency needed for governments, companies and civil society to deliver methane progress and achieve the goals of the Global Methane Pledge.

The event will also launch the 2023 edition of International Methane Emissions Observatory Annual Report, which provides an analysis of the methane emissions data submitted by companies under the OGMP2.0 assessing the progress made to achieve reduce methane emissions.

Watch here

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 12.56pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 12:09

Buildings Pavilion highlights role of sector in climate action

construction workers — Unsplash/Etienne Girardet

The Buildings Pavilion at COP28 is designed to be a space for businesses and policymakers to interact, a meeting place for the buildings and construction community, and a space to showcase solutions through a variety of events, presentations and exhibitions.

It also aims to be a place where the buildings and construction sector can take stock of progress made since COP21 and showcase buildings as solutions for climate action.

COP28 will see the launch of the Buildings Breakthrough, which aims to speed the global transition towards climate-resilient and near-zero-emission buildings.

As the buildings and construction sector is responsible for 37 per cent of energy-related CO2 emissions, this transition is vital if the Paris Agreement goals are to be achieved.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 12.09pm EAT

01 Dec 2023 11:33

What is the World Climate Action Summit?

World leaders at COP28 — UN Climate Change/Mahmoud Khaled

World leaders arrived at COP28 this morning for the first day of the World Climate Action Summit.

The two-day event sees heads of state and government, as well as leaders from civil society business, youth, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, frontline communities, science and other sectors discuss concrete actions and plans aimed at scaling climate action.

The summit serves as an important platform for major announcements and is intended to provide momentum and guidance to the remainder of the COP.

Watch the opening of the World Climate Action Summit here.

Last updated at 01 December 2023, 11.33am EAT