Climate change policy is realizing the importance of understanding that human behavior is the missing link between technical solutions and the accomplishment of environmental objectives. This realization came into focus when I settled in Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII), a postgraduate multicultural campus of over 25 countries, which is provided with shared facilities, habits and […]
We tend to be surrounded by numbers and statistics on carbon trajectories, rising sea level, and the current innovations in renewable energy sources. Nevertheless, the more I read about climate change, especially in the African setting, particularly in Nigeria, the more I am persuaded of a serious reality: climate change might be the main concern, […]
Social media is now a key platform for tackling issues like climate change. Generation Z (Gen Z) is a digital generation that uses these platforms to tackle environmental challenges, raise their voices and bring about change. They are the first generation to have access to smartphones and internet at all times, as well as to […]
LESSONS IN CLIMATE DIPLOMACY Net-zero dilemma, war, and energy security Climate goals assume a certain degree of geopolitical stability. The recent wars, such as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and growing tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States, prove how flimsy that assumption can be. With a global energy market being transformed by […]
A SUSTAINABLE HOUSEHOLD POLICY INITIATIVES IN ASEAN. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The production of plastics has increased in the world in the recent decades. Plastic materials are used in many industrial applications and have become quite beneficial for modern society since they are light, inexpensive, and very adaptable. Among other things, they enable us to preserve food, […]
Introduction Billions of dollars are being pumped into the international climate funds annually promising to assist the vulnerable countries to cope with the climate change. However, in some parts of Central Afghanistan, families cover hours on donkeys in search of water to drink as drought becomes more severe. This discrepancy between the financial promises and […]
In many regions of the Global South, climate change has no book to be put in as an episode. It’s the dry ground right outside your door, the monsoon that is off schedule and never comes fully, the heated room that feels like an oven because there’s no fan or air conditioning, the flood that […]
In Pakistan, climate change is not headlined or a culture war talking point. It is the feel of dust in the throat on a May heat waves, the scent of stagnant floodwater in the village school transformed into a refuge and the silence of panic when the tap finally runs dry in the third week […]
The Baduy tribe in Banten, Indonesia is one of the communities that has lived hundreds of years without electricity, and modern technologies, yet they are happier, healthier, and safer from landslides and floods than people in big cities. It seems like a movie but that is their reality. We often talk about new technology like […]
Introduction Climate change is a major global threat of the 21st century, which impacts on the ecosystems, economies, and human health. Although climate change is an international event, its effects are not evenly spread. And again, although Africa does not contribute the highest to the greenhouse emission in the globe, it is also one of […]
Abdul-Razak Issifu Yidana 
Amadu Barrie 
Primrose Mutema 