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UN #COP28 closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance unfccc.int/news/cop28-agr…

🌍WASCAL turns climate challenges into local solutions. 10 years of science, training & impact in West Africa. ➡️Find out more: bit.ly/40rQoDa #WASCAL #ClimateAction #WestAfrica

🤝Big news from #GPDRR! ACMAD & WMO sign a agreement to strengthen meteorological services & cloud-based platforms in 8 African countries. Funded by #CREWS, this initiative is a major step to ensure no one is left behind in accessing life-saving weather & climate info #EarlyWarnings4All

Sea-surface temperatures across Africa in 2024 reached record highs. Find out more about the #StateOfClimate in Africa by clicking here: bit.ly/3ZgJ3Wr

Heat wave forecast May 13-17 2025 🌡️Moderate heat wave is expected in over #Mali, #BurkinaFaso, #Ghana, #Togo, #Benin, #Niger, #Nigeria, #Cameroon, #Chad, #CentralAfricaRepublic, #SouthSudan, and #Sudan. #StayUpdated

The Warming Stripes — a powerful visual of the #StateOfClimate — now stretch deeper into the ocean and higher into the stratosphere. Published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: bit.ly/4iIKd48

🔴 90% of climate-related deaths occur in poorer countries. Disasters trap the poorest in a cycle of vulnerability, so that extreme weather & other disasters reduce their resilience further. We MUST reduce disaster risks by breaking the poverty–disaster cycle. #BreakTheCycle

"The broken records in the ocean have become a broken record," thecooldown.com/outdoors/warmi…

Good news for coffee lovers ☕🤎 ! A brand-new coffee species has been discovered in the Mouyouka-Kompina Forest Reserve in Littoral Region, Cameroon. ➡️bit.ly/CongoBasinSpec… via @WWF_Africa

10 @UN entities. 1 unified approach to achieve the #SDGs. Our new collaborative capacity-building initiative equips UN Country Teams with the best tools to support governments in SDG acceleration through integrated & systems-based approaches. Learn more: bit.ly/4aQXwgk

The XIX World Water Congress “Water in a Changing World: Innovation and Adaptation” is now accepting abstracts and special session proposals: 📍 Abstract Presentations: March 1 📍 Special Session Proposals: March 15 ➡️ buff.ly/3EiJcBd

National plans to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change are a necessity for every country amid the threat posed by rising temperatures and extreme weather events. buff.ly/4jrslMC

We rely on nature for our survival. Yet, over one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. The #GlobalGoals are the answer to declining biodiversity & degraded ecosystems. un.org/sustainabledev… via @UNDESA

Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’ theguardian.com/environment/20…

"Beyond Paris: emergency imperatives for global policy and local action," an #openaccess article by Prof. Peter Droege outlining 10 directions for policy + action frameworks to confront the enormous, fast-moving challenge that we're failing to meet. link.springer.com/article/10.118…

The impacts of the climate crisis disrupt planetary health & wellbeing. UNEP’s Foresight Report is a good resource for the science needed to help prevent and tackle emerging challenges. unep.org/resources/glob…

The 68th meeting of @theGEF Council and the 38th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund/Special Climate Change Fund Council adopted work programs totaling USD 668.6 million. More ➡️ sdg.iisd.org/news/gef-counc… #GEFCouncil68 #climatefinance #chemicals #biodiversity

💧The water crisis is one of our most urgent challenges. A strategic framework from @WorldBank, @IFC_org, @MIGA & @2030WRG aims to #ScaleUpFinance4Water through reforms, private sector participation & innovative financing. BLOG: wrld.bg/hMLv50UGuzZ

📢Anticipatory action involves putting in place plans and finance in anticipation of future events that can be activated by pre-arranged triggers.🚨 This guide from UNDRR unpacks the finance required and available for anticipatory action ➡️ ow.ly/orq150Tr3Yu #HNPW

The number and cost of disasters have nearly doubled in 20 years. Adaptation in addressing the climate crisis cannot be neglected any more. UNEP's #AdaptationGap report is a call to action for all who care about reducing future loss and damage.ow.ly/bx7C50Uw2Hn via @UNDRR

📈 The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets. 🔗Full press release: wmo.int/news/media-cen…