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Thursday, 6 January 2022
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ACDI’s Nicholas Simpson joins UNESCO meeting on climate change

UCT reports on ACDI associate Nick Simpson's participation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) inaugural meeting on culture, heritage and climate change earlier in December.

Publication Date:
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 - 09:30
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Climate finance for a transition away from coal

ACDI affiliate, Emily Tyler discusses the the implications of the financing partnership between South Africa and a consortium of countries including France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU which was highlighted in the opening days of COP26.

Publication Date:
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 - 11:00
Youth4Climate
Highlighting the southern African perspective at Youth4Climate and COP26

September 2021 saw the inaugural Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition event, hosted by the Italian government in Milan, highlighting the ideas and voices of young climate leaders around the world. African Climate & Development Initiative MPhil student, Koaile Monaheng, was selected to attend the first ever Youth4Climate summit and provided a valuable southern African perspective.

Publication Date:
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 - 11:30
Preparing for COP26

This year the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) on 31 October – 12 November 2021 in Glasgow. In preparation, ACDI has collected some useful article links which cover a range of discussion points to be highlighted at this year’s COP.

Publication Date:
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 - 10:00

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