Africa Climate Week Summary
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Africa Climate Week and the inaugural Africa Climate Summit made for pivotal events that brought together a diverse group of more than 30,000 delegates and government leaders, all committed to addressing the pressing climate challenges facing the African continent. Critically, leaders united to successfully adopt the Nairobi Declaration , which will serve as the blue-print for Africa’s common position at COP 28 and beyond. This success was a much needed win, as the UNFCCC recently released its global stocktake report , which reveals that current emission reduction plans will result in a 2.6°C global temperature rise. Now more than ever, those fighting climate change must unite, accept an “and-and” approach, and stop discounting nature’s critical role as a climate solution.
The discussions at Africa Climate Week largely revolved around climate finance, as research shows the continent currently only receives about 12% of the nearly $300 billion annual financing it requires to adapt to climate change. Several pledges were made to increase climate finance to IPLCs; however, these pledges were met with muted enthusiasm, since many previous pledges have notoriously proven to be empty promises.
As President Ruto of Kenya emphasized, “[The current global financial system] has failed to respond to the needs of emerging economies; it is rigged against those of us in the Global South. [...] We are asking for a win-win financial architecture that brings everyone on board.”
Carbon projects were largely discussed at the summit as a key way to tangibly reduce this financial gap and drive investments directly to communities who are living on the frontlines of climate change. Wildlife Works participated in several events to help share how community-centered REDD+ projects are an integral part of the solution.
Events Wildlife Works Participated in:
Wildlife Works co-facilitated a knowledge sharing session with the Peoples Forests Partnership , which brought together Indigenous groups from across the continent.
Jane Okoth , Wildlife Works’ Media and Communications Officer?spoke at the United Nations panel, “Inclusive Climate Adaptation Solutions: Shaping Action, Finance, and Policies for Youth.”
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Wildlife Works hosted a party celebrating the world’s first certified REDD+ project, the Kasigau Corridor, at the Nairobi Street Kitchen.
At the Wildlife Works booth in the Expo Hall, our team greeted hundreds of guests and explained how high-integrity, community-centered REDD+ projects, work on the ground.
Wildlife Works in the News:
Mike Korchinsky , Founder and President of Wildlife Works, spoke with Austin Mirambo about #AfricaClimateWeek on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) , Kenya’s longest-standing radio station.
“The Global North is responsible for the majority of emissions, yet the Global South is being impacted the most by climate change. It’s not a fair nor equitable solution. It’s one that our company is trying to address, by making sure Africa participates more equitably in the future of climate finance [...] I started Wildlife works in Kenya, and my heart will always be in Kenya." - Mike Korchinsky
Wildlife Works’ Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project was featured in the article, “Kenya bets on carbon credits as it hosts climate summit”