African agriculture @ COP

Dec 6, 2021

Africa Pavilion @COP26African regional organizations and partners provided a platform for discussion and ensure that Africa’s concerns and priorities are adequately considered during the climate change negotiation process. Below is the list of panels on agriculture...

VIRTUAL EVENT: Mobilizing Private Investment in the Great Green Wall

Mar 25, 2021

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in partnership with the UNCCD, African Development Bank, ICRAF, ELD, IDH, 1t.org, WBSCD, SOS Sahel, Mirova, CPIC and South Pole. The conference explored ways to strengthen the participation of women, youth and...

The Great Green Wall: Its Status, Impacts and Need for More Support

Feb 15, 2021

The Great Green Wall: Its Status, Impacts and Need for More Support drew to a close bringing hope for a climate-action orientated 2021. The one-day event drew-in around 30 government leaders and representatives – most notably Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson, Angela...

The Sahelian Great Green Wall: start with local solutions

Feb 5, 2021

On 11 January at the One Planet Summit, President Macron of France announced US$14 billion dollars of funding for the Sahelian ‘Great Green Wall’. Stretching across 8,000kms and 100 million hectares, the ‘advancing deserts’ of the Sahara are...