African Climate Alliance

🌍 WILL WE SEE YOU THERE? 📣 Check out the line up for Cape Town Climate Week 2024! A week of grassroots, solutions-focused events that you can get involved in to spark your curiosity and turn inspiration into action. 🌱 We believe that climate justice is plural and intersectional. There are so many ways to care for people and the planet. Embracing these different ways makes this movement more inclusive, accessible, and powerful. ➡️ Check out more information and RSVP here: www.climateweek.org.za #CapeTownClimateWeek

📝 Cancel Coal Newsflash Issue 20 Highlights 💡The Cancel Coal Newsflash is a regular newsletter that is published to share campaign updates and a news bulletin. The newsletter also features a section for art, called 'Art of the week', where we give a space and a platform for different artists to share their work for positive change. News highlights from Issue 20 include: ⚖ Deadly Air Case in Supreme Court: The "Deadly Air" case continues, challenging the South African government over its failure to enforce pollution regulations, threatening citizens' rights to a healthy environment. 🌬 AI Monitors Pollution in Real Time: South Africa launches Ai_r, a cost-effective system using AI to monitor air pollution hotspots, aiming to deploy tens of thousands of sensors across the country by the end of 2024. 🌍 UN Criticism on Pollution: UN Special Rapporteur Marcos Orellana condemns South Africa’s toxic pollution crisis, blaming corporate greed and weak enforcement for worsening public health. 💡 Municipalities and Energy Transition: SALGA President warns that new energy policies could undermine municipalities’ roles in South Africa's just energy transition, stressing the need for proper resources and collaboration. 🔌 Legislation Splits Energy Portfolios: President Ramaphosa reassigns legislation to split the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy into two new entities, focusing on mineral resources and energy. 🌊 Deep-Sea Mining Concerns: New findings on "dark oxygen" production from deep-sea nodules have reignited debates on deep-sea mining, with critics warning of potential environmental catastrophe. 👇 Read the latest issue below and browse previous issues here: https://lnkd.in/dk9fBKnJ

🌍 SAVE THE DATE: CAPE TOWN CLIMATE WEEK 2024 🌱 Have you been wondering how you can be a part of making Cape Town a more just and sustainable city? We have lined up a week of grassroots, solutions-focused events that you can get involved in to spark your curiosity and turn inspiration into action. 💡Cape Town Climate Week is a week-long annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the connections between the biggest social and environmental crises of our time while calling for deep systemic change and experimenting with grassroots solutions. 🇿🇦 The thematic areas of Cape Town Climate Week 2024 reflect the complex and multifaceted nature of the climate crisis in South Africa and the need for innovative solutions that take into account the country’s unique socio-economic and cultural context. Cape Town Climate Week 2024 will focus on six thematic areas: ⚡️Energy justice 💧Water justice 🥬Food justice 🏙️Spatial justice 🗣️Gender justice ✊Global solidarity ✨Each day will be filled with workshops, activations, talks, gardening, and more. There are so many ways to care for people and the planet, so we hope you’ll get involved as we lean into the spirit of changemaking together! ‼️Keep an eye out for further announcements about how you can join in and help create pathways for system change. #CapeTownClimateWeek

🌿“Women in Africa have long been the custodians of sustainable practices within their homes. They have championed the principles of recycling, reusing and reducing waste. They also play crucial roles in the home, in agriculture, farming and more. But despite their invaluable contributions, women remain underrepresented in high-level decision-making processes that shape climate policies.” ➡️ As Women’s Month in South Africa draws to a close, read the full op-ed that we penned on the Daily Maverick website: https://lnkd.in/d9N82nu6 ✍️Rachael Njoroge (Kenya), Martin Kamlaike (Malawi), Rachel Itenderezwe (Rwanda), Sakhile Dube (South Africa), Hadson Muwisa (Malawi), Thomas Omusolo (Uganda), Sibabalwe Stemele (South Africa), and Yakhani Mjiyakho (South Africa) are all a part of our ACA Writing Circle. 📝 We launched the Writing Circle earlier this year as a supportive, collaborative space for us to meet, brainstorm ideas, and craft impactful written articles that demand intersectional climate action. It’s a space for young people from across the continent to sharpen their writing skills, learn from others, get published, and make a difference.

🌍 SAVE THE DATE: CAPE TOWN CLIMATE WEEK 2024 🌱 Have you been wondering how you can be a part of making Cape Town a more just and sustainable city? We have lined up a week of grassroots, solutions-focused events that you can get involved in to spark your curiosity and turn inspiration into action. 💡Cape Town Climate Week is a week-long annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the connections between the biggest social and environmental crises of our time while calling for deep systemic change and experimenting with grassroots solutions. 🇿🇦 The thematic areas of Cape Town Climate Week 2024 reflect the complex and multifaceted nature of the climate crisis in South Africa and the need for innovative solutions that take into account the country’s unique socio-economic and cultural context. Cape Town Climate Week 2024 will focus on six thematic areas: ⚡️Energy justice 💧Water justice 🥬Food justice 🏙️Spatial justice 🗣️Gender justice ✊Global solidarity ✨Each day will be filled with workshops, activations, talks, gardening, and more. There are so many ways to care for people and the planet, so we hope you’ll get involved as we lean into the spirit of changemaking together! ‼️Keep an eye out for further announcements about how you can join in and help create pathways for system change. #CapeTownClimateWeek

💧”Access to safe and clean water is a basic human right and critical for individual survival and societies. Yet, in Africa, more than 25% of the population spends about six hours walking in order to get enough water for a day — sometimes unclean water — which causes serious health problems and reinforces cycles of poverty,” writes Rachel Itenderezwe(LLB). ➡️To learn more about why water equity is an intersectional issue that urgently needs to be addressed to achieve social and climate justice, read more here: https://lnkd.in/dgyWSgbU ✍️Rachel is a part of our ACA Writing Circle which we launched earlier this year as a supportive, collaborative space for us to meet, brainstorm ideas, and craft impactful written articles that demand intersectional climate action. It’s a space for young people from across the continent to sharpen their writing skills, learn from others, get published, and make a difference.

✈️ TODAY: Join us for our August Back2Basics Workshop! 🌍 In this workshop, we’ll be deepening our understanding of the role that the African diaspora plays in the climate justice movement on the continent. 🎤 To dive into this topic, we’re honoured to be joined by our keynote speaker, La'eeqa Martin. La’eeqa is a youth development practitioner and sustainable development advocate from Cape Town, South Africa. She is currently the Africa Matters Ambassadors Program Lead for the Africa Matters Initiative. In this role, she focusses on coordinating leadership development training, mentorship programs, and youth-led enterprise creation and development across Africa. 📍Join us as we unpack the role that young people from Africa, who live outside of the continent, can play in an Afrocentric climate justice movement. ⭐When: Monday, 26 August 2024 ⭐Time: 17:30-19:00 (CAT) 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/dkiQ79iN

📝 Cancel Coal Newsflash Issue 19 Highlights 💡The Cancel Coal Newsflash is a regular newsletter that is published to share campaign updates and a news bulletin. The newsletter also features a section for art, called 'Art of the week', where we give a space and a platform for different artists to share their work for positive change. News highlights from Issue 19 include: ⚖ Climate Lawfare Ramps Up: Civil society is taking the fossil fuel industry to court, with over 2,600 climate change cases across 65 jurisdictions, highlighting a global movement against environmental degradation. 👩🌾 Involving Women in Conservation: A Women’s Month webinar stressed the importance of women in conservation, tackling challenges like cultural barriers and advocating for resilience and support systems. 🌱 Green Energy in Mining: South Africa's mining sector is going green, driven by economic incentives and backed by financial institutions, though challenges in infrastructure remain. ⚡ Electricity Regulation Amendment Act: President Ramaphosa signs a game-changing Act, modernising South Africa's electricity sector by fostering competition and penalising infrastructure sabotage. 🌍 Just Energy Transition: Minister Ramokgopa highlights the need for community involvement in South Africa’s green transition, ensuring no one is left behind. 🛠 DRC Mining Communities Demand Inclusion: Communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo call for transparency and involvement in mining operations, urging stronger dialogue between companies and residents. 👇 Read the latest issue below and browse previous issues here: https://lnkd.in/dk9fBKnJ

📝 Cancel Coal Newsflash Issue 18 Highlights 💡The Cancel Coal Newsflash is a regular newsletter that is published to share campaign updates and a news bulletin. The newsletter also features a section for art, called 'Art of the week', where we give a space and a platform for different artists to share their work for positive change. News highlights from Issue 18 include:   🌱 Climate Change Bill Signed into Law: The PCC and WWF celebrate the new Climate Change Act, which aims to guide South Africa towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy while fostering green job opportunities. ⚡ Just Energy Transition Investment Plan: President Ramaphosa announces a R1.7 trillion plan focusing on renewable energy, electric vehicles, and skills development to meet decarbonization goals by 2050. 🏙 Aligning Mining with Community Development: Dr. Ross Harvey emphasizes the need for better integration of mining companies' social and labour plans with municipal IDPs for long-term community development. 🌬 Wind Energy as a Job Catalyst: The South African Wind Energy Association highlights wind energy's role in job creation and sustainable economic growth, addressing the nation’s high unemployment rate. 🏗 Addressing Unemployment with Innovative Solutions: Exploring strategies like public investment in rural areas, promoting the informal economy, and investing in renewables to create jobs and reduce inequality. 🌊 Opposition to Deep-Sea Mining: Activists call for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining to protect ocean ecosystems and coastal communities from exploitation and environmental damage. 👇 Read the latest issue below and browse previous issues here: https://lnkd.in/dk9fBKnJ

🕊️ What role do spirituality and faith play in addressing the climate crisis? Listen to Episode 10 of the African Climate Alliance Podcast! 💫 In the final episode of our Cancel Coal season, we’re in conversation with Rev Rachel Mash. We unpack the fundamental role of spiritual leaders in activism while exploring the intersections, physical, and spiritual worlds, and how they can inspire tangible change within society. 💡In this second season of the podcast, have been talking all things Cancel Coal. Over the course of five episodes, we dived into the multifaceted impacts of coal mining and the way forward for our energy future. 💚Whether you’re an activist, a concerned citizen, or someone simply curious about how to create a positive impact, this podcast offers a platform for learning, dialogue, and action. 🎙️Listen now on your favourite podcast platform: https://lnkd.in/ejj6JhnV