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Inside GEF-9: What it is and Why it Could Define the Next Four Years of Environmental Action
- Inter Press Service
SAINT LUCIA, April 27 (IPS) - The gap between global environmental ambition and real-world progress is widening, with less than five years left to meet key climate and biodiversity targets.
Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, April 27 (IPS) - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years—4.5 percent in 2025—buoyed by reduced macroeconomic imbalances, rising investment levels, and a generally supportive external environment.
Renewables rising, Part 2: Seeking stability amid volatile fossil fuel markets
- UN News
As global energy markets remain volatile and the price of oil high due to instability and conflict in the Middle East, more countries are looking at investing in renewables to shield their economies from the shocks caused by fossil fuel reliance, rein in import bills – and meet key climate action targets.
Renewables rising, Part 1: How four countries are reshaping energy security
- UN News
The ongoing insecurity in the Middle East, where a large proportion of the world’s oil and gas is extracted, is forcing many countries to focus on how they can ensure access to cheap and reliable energy supplies primarily through the use of renewable power sources.
Santa Marta Summit Aims to Push Fossil Fuel Phase-Out as Indigenous Voices Demand Urgent Action
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, April 24 (IPS) - A high-stakes international summit in Colombia starting today (April 24) is expected to sharpen global efforts to phase out fossil fuels, as governments, scientists and Indigenous leaders warn that the world is running out of time to avert irreversible climate damage.
Inside the Funding Model Behind Kenya’s Tana Delta Restoration Project
- Inter Press Service
GOLBANTI, Kenya, April 23 (IPS) - Lydia Hagodana stands next to a bee yard (apiary) in Golbanti, Tana Delta, where she lives. The air carries a low, steady hum as bees move in and out in a constant stream. She lifts the back of one hive slightly, gauging its weight.
From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 22 (IPS) - When Africa’s Heads of State and Government gathered in Addis Ababa on 14 February 2026 for the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Session, they did more than adopt another resolution. They made a choice: to place at the centre of the agenda the most fundamental, life-sustaining and strategic resource our continent possesses: water.
From Dialogue to Delivery: The Pacific’s Climate Mobility Moment
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, April 22 (IPS) - Rising seas, intensifying storms, saltwater intrusion and shifting coastlines are the lived realities of Pacific communities today. Families are making difficult decisions about whether to stay, adapt or move.
Earth Day: The battle to save a drowning Pacific island nation
- UN News
As the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu battles rising sea levels that threaten to put large parts of the island entirely underwater by the end of this century, its citizens are making efforts to safeguard their future while preparing for the worst impacts of climate change.
Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn
- UN News
Extreme heat is pushing global food and farming systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods of over a billion people as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves redefine how food is produced worldwide, a new UN report warns.
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