Archives: Opinions
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Women must be part of a just, climate-resilient transition
By Sheila Oparaocha, Director at ENERGIA The multiple and severe crises we are facing present us with serious issues that require immediate action. Yet our current political and economic system fails to ensure an equal and sustainable future that benefits all. We need a just energy transition that not only puts people and the environment…
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Climate finance for locally-led climate solutions needs a new focus
Hivos joins hands with its partners and climate movements in demanding that concrete, gender-responsive targets are set to get climate funding into the hands of local actors, and new funding mechanisms are developed by and with climate-affected communities to make climate finance work for them.
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Localizing the climate justice agenda – lessons from traditional leaders in Zambia
By Kennedy Mugochi, Regional Director of Hivos Southern Africa In June 2022, I had the pleasure of participating in a meeting on climate justice in Zambia attended by both climate justice experts and traditional leaders. It provided a unique window into how a global development agenda like climate justice plays out at local level and…
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Claiming our rights to economic inclusion
Stop the cycle of poverty. We have a right to live free and in dignity! The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), celebrated every May 17 in more than 130 countries, draws global attention to the violence and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people, as well as people with…
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Gender equality and women’s leadership needed for effective climate action
Opinion piece by Lucy Mung’ala – Impact Lead Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Every day, Hivos stands in solidarity with courageous women and girls in their quest for gender equality and a world where diversity is celebrated. We highlight their remarkable achievements on many different fronts, realizing that gender equality is intimately connected with sustainable…
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Making global climate finance work for local solutions
Opinion by Merit Hindriks, Global advocacy and communication, Voices for Just Climate Action at Hivos How to mobilize climate finance is one of the key recent debates sparked by the climate crisis. The first step is to recognize that not all countries bear the same responsibility for the crisis, nor are they equally able to…
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COP26: Difficult conversations are necessary in climate finance
By Jean Marc Sika and Sally Akinyi The urgency of the current climate crisis as described by the scientific community for the remaining part of this century signals a horrific journey ahead. An overheated planet ravaged by disasters due to the highest global temperatures in 125,000 years and the fastest rising sea level in 10,000…
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We must deliver gender justice
By Silvia Sartori, Women’s Economic Empowerment Program Manager, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy | This article was originally published on The Guide – Season 3 | 2021 by Enlit The just energy transition represents two core sustainable development goals as formulated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: access…
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Un llamado urgente para poner a la justicia al centro de la acción climática
Debemos pasar de confirmar y re-confirmar que los humanos causamos el cambio climático a discutir cuáles humanos, cuáles sistemas son los responsables. Llamado a la acción de @czambranob, Líder de #JusticiaClimática en @Hivos en reacción al @IPCC_CH
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An urgent call to put justice at the center of climate action
I’ve needed several days to digest the latest Physical Science Basis report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as part of its Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change (AR6). In particular, the 42-page Summary for Policy Makers took me through all the phases of grief: denial, anger, despair …. and I might…
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An open renewal for civic rights, inclusion and climate justice
By Conrad Zellmann, Impact Lead for Civic Rights in a Digital Age Societies everywhere find themselves amidst a storm of challenges. Inequality and discrimination, weak defenses against corruption, and widespread disinformation undermine our ability to confront the global Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis. This week we celebrated Open Government Week. The values that are…
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Calling for openness in Kenya’s Covid-19 management
By Sally Akinyi and Mumbi Mugo The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have far-reaching consequences globally. Countries have been ravaged socially and economically, with public health systems on the brink of collapse and job losses rivaling the Great Depression. While governments have been swift to cushion citizens with medical responses, lockdowns and economic stimulus packages, too…