International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Announce Tanzania as the Second Country Benefitting from the Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Scaled-Up Climate Action
Stories & Blogs IMFOct 10, 2024(Press Release )Tanzania is highly vulnerable to climate change which poses significant risks to its macroeconomic, fiscal, and social development.
“Small islands bear a climate crisis they did not create”
Stories & Blogs OHCHRJun 18, 2024(Story )“The human rights framework is universal. It compels us to act. Not out of fear, but out of a commitment to solutions – rooted in justice and human dignity. Solutions that will actually work,” Türk said.
Rising Cyber Threats Pose Serious Concerns for Financial Stability
Stories & Blogs IMFApr 09, 2024(Blog Post )Greater digitalization and heightened geopolitical tensions imply that the risk of a cyberattack with systemic consequences has risen
Climate-smart African agribusiness could be world leader
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 22, 2023(Article )Africa can be a world leader in food system transformation that also alleviates poverty and protects the environment, but it will take collaborative and co-ordinated work, argue Angela Churie Kallhauge, [et. al]
Carbon trading offers rich rewards for Africa
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 21, 2023(Article )The global carbon credit market is valued at around $909bn. Africa is beginning to tap into this lucrative resource but a more coordinated effort across the continent could reap rich benefits, writes Faustine Ngila.
Nairobi Declaration posts Africa’s bold climate solutions.
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 19, 2023(Article )The Nairobi Declaration, issued by African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit in early September will serve as a basis for Africa’s common position in the global climate change process in the lead-up to the COP28 global climate conference.