Ethiopia boasts of being the climate leader of Africa. However, a more detailed examination of its flagship strategy of Climate-Resilient Green Economy suggests a different story, of aspiration and non-realization. One of the most ambitious climate plans in Africa on the state level is the Climate- Resilient Green Economy plan that was initiated in 2011. […]
Author: Baston Edger Kondowe
Climate Change Is Making Malawi Sick
Climate change is now coming into sharp focus in Malawi not only in the context of environmental degradation or agricultural loss, but also regarding the low-income communities’ public health stress. As the climate shocks increase, they combine with the structural vulnerabilities, which have been building over time, and this puts pressure on health systems that […]
Malawi at COP30: From Vulnerability to Verification
The COP30 Malawi delegation in Belém, Brazil, was reflective of the increased vulnerability of the country to the effects of climate change. At the same time, it was also an indicator of an increasing determination of the country to play an active role in the global climate governance. As a least-developed country with a dire […]
When Floods Shape Climate Diplomacy in South East Asia.
The floods that hit the Indonesian provinces of Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra were not only environmental disasters; they were also a humanitarian and political shock. According to The National Disaster Management Authority, as of December 15, 2020, there were 1,068 reported deaths, the majority of whom were found in Agam Regency, Aceh Utara, […]
What ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ Teaches Us About Climate Literacy
The arid fields of Wimbe, Malawi are under the blazing sun. The earth is torn apart by cracks and the crops are shriveled into withered husks. A family, helpless and standing next to a dying field is debating whether to make another planting or to submit to hunger. In this desperation, some young boy, William […]