Africa

How Climate Change Complicates the Refugee Crisis

The displacement of populations by climate impacts, while not a new phenomenon in human history, is worsening in the face of global warming’s extreme weather patterns. Yet the extensive international regime to aid refugees doesn’t cover those migrating due to flooding, drought, natural disasters or climate change. Backgrounder considers the implications and how nations will respond to the new realities.

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November 1, 2024

DEADLINE: ICFJ Reporting Grants

The International Center for Journalists' brand-new reporting grants initiative will award $2,000-$3,000 grants and possibly mentorship to at least two winning proposals focused on climate and climate change, and exploring this topic in the Global South. Deadline is Nov 1, 2024.

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Solar Growing Fast In Africa, Where 600 Million Still Lack Electricity

"Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change."

Source: AP, 10/08/2024

Photos Of Vast E-Waste Dumping Ground — And Those Who Make A Living Off It

"When he was just 18 years old, Emmanuel Akatire traveled about 500 miles from his home in Zorko, Ghana, to Accra, the nation’s capital, to find the only work he could — sifting through vast piles of discarded electronics to find valuable scrap metal. A week’s worth of painstaking, often dangerous work, earns him the equivalent of about 60 U.S. dollars."

Source: NPR, 10/07/2024

Carbon Credits: How One Company’s Plan To Help The Planet Went Off The Rails

"C-Quest Capital claimed it could improve people’s lives in Africa with cleaner cookstoves. But an investigation by The Post shows it promised more than it could deliver."

Source: Washington Post, 09/03/2024

"Tanzania's Maasai Protest Eviction In The Name Of Conservation"

"For a week, the green hills around Tanzania's famous Ngorongoro crater have been chequered with the blood red shuka cloths of tens of thousands of Maasai herdsman protesting their eviction from their land - all in the name of conservation."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 08/27/2024
June 13, 2025

DEADLINE: The Arab Documentary Photography Program

This program will provide up to eight photographers with a $7,000 grant to work on their projects in their Arab country of residence over a period of 10 months. The grant may be used to begin a new project or to complete work on an existing project. Apply by Jun 13, 2025.

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"TotalEnergies’ Ad Found ‘Misleading’ Over Sustainability Claim"

"A South African advertising regulator found TotalEnergies SE made a “misleading” claim over its commitment to sustainable development, marking the first time a challenge of this kind has been made in the country."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 08/22/2024

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