The political and economic realities of bringing down carbon emissions are a complex process and the Warsaw talks failed to overcome them. But there is still an opportunity to salvage the trust and ambitions lost at Warsaw

While climate change was not the issue that defined Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom”, a reflection on his philosophy and life reveals a profound overlap with the principles and commitments of the climate justice movement

Could the Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Electricity Network Interconnection spell a solution for sustainable electric power supply in the Mano River Union?

‘Emerging regional powers’ in the South have produced powerful finance capitalists such as the Egyptian firm, Citadel Capital that is buying land, rights to water and precious metals. Allied with global governance institutions, such finance capitalists represent greater control over vital resources and distribution routes for private wealth accumulation

There is no dispute that this planet is undergoing climate change; indeed, throughout history, this planet has suffered much more serious climatic assaults on its surface and its inhabitants. The science, however, is confused by the allegation that there is GLOBAL warming.

The soft drinks manufacturing multi-national bowed to pressure after hundreds of thousands of people appended their signatures to a campaign by Oxfam demanding that Coca-Cola cut links with companies supplying it with sugar from cane grown on grabbed lands

Repossession of land was at the heart of the African struggle for freedom from European colonialism. It is sad that to this day many Africans in ‘independent’ nations still have no access to the most essential resource for human survival

It is political will, leadership, integrity and the effective implementation of laws, rules and regulations that are essential, if the fishery of Lake Victoria, the lifeline to millions of people, is to be saved

The landmark ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice gives Caricom nationals the right of entry into Caricom member states for six months. It is a victory for strengthening the legal basis for the operation of the Caribbean Community

Civil Society has been under vicious attack since March, especially by politicians and in the social media. Human rights defenders have been particularly targeted

There is ample evidence from around the world of extreme weather conditions arising from the devastating effects of climate change. But there is still plenty of denial among those who design and implement environmentally sensitive projects

The controversy is about the Nile’s governance. Ethiopia adheres to the Harmon Doctrine, which holds that a country has absolute sovereignty over the water that flows through its territory. But Egypt clings to its historical usage rights

Despite being in the path of this huge project, the people have very little information about the dam and the impacts it will bring to their lives. The situation is the same everywhere in Africa where poor communities are relocated to make way for huge infrastructure projects

The Tribunal ruled that the landlord was interdicted from levying the irregular charge in future, and ordered the landlord to repay the tenants all the service charges levied against them since May 2009

Groups around the world accuse European business magnates Vincent Bolloré and Hubert Fabri of using intimidation to silence local opposition to African land grab

It is a woeful tale that exposes the inhuman exploitation of workers and the neglect they suffer from their unions that are meant to agitate for their interests. For how long will this continue?

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With the recent discovery of oil in Kenya there needs to be a debate as to whether the country follows the path of Ecuador and Norway and leave the oil in the soil or the environmentally and people damaging path of oil exploration in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

The state of waste management and sanitation is catastrophic in Haiti after the earthquake. Things are likely to worsen as there are no plans for any improvements. International NGOs are leaving or scaling down – after making their money

BRICS states, except Russia, are enhancing and facilitating land grabs abroad in a way that is inconsistent with their proclamations of sustainable development, cooperation solidarity, and respect of national sovereignty.