With their leading roles regionally and in the G20 and COP30, a Brazil-South Africa partnership could prompt useful south-south ties.
Given fast-growing coastal populations, African youth should be the focus of climate adaptation efforts and the blue economy.
Africa's transformative framework must be updated to address climate risks while safeguarding unity and prosperity.
Climate change is a threat multiplier and a security risk. War and conflict are now returning the favour.
The Derna disaster shows the lethal effect of a convergence between climate, governance and security threats.
BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world’s climate crisis.
The water system is already at risk due to climate change – continued gross negligence could spark a socio-politico-economic crisis.
As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around?
Can a common African position on using climate investments to build resilience improve the continent’s outlook?
Africa already shows innovation and leadership in ocean conservation, and countries must now push for early ratification.
A successful energy mix requires not just technology and finance but heightened security around energy infrastructure, especially nuclear.
Despite global setbacks, Africa has shown the promise of leadership towards a low-carbon economy.
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