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Perspectives: The Quarterly Newsletter from HBF's Africa Offices

Perspectives #04/2011

No Romance: Mobilising Climate Finance for Africa

November 30, 2011 - While Africa has contributed the least to historic greenhouse gas emissions globally, it stands to be the hardest hit by the effects of climate change. Africa will require substantial financial resources in order to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change. At this year’s Climate Change Conference in Durban, climate finance is expected to feature prominently. Dr. Antonie Katharina Nord, Jochen Luckscheiter and Kulthoum Omari more»

PUBLICATION SERIES

Perspectives #3.11: Politics, Principles and Practice: Zimbabwe's Diamonds and the Kimberley Process

- October 19, 2011 - Zimbabwe's Marange diamonds have been tainted by reports of violence, human rights abuses and smuggling, fuelling doubts about the credibility and effectiveness of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP). How can the Marange impasse be resolved? more»

Resource Governance

E-PAPER

Less hunger through more ecology: Feeding the world with organic farming

December 2, 2011 - Although the world's population has reached seven billion people, there is sufficient food in the world to feed the global population. Still about 1 billion are undernourished. How can we feed the world? And what role do environmental issues in agriculture play? Johannes Kotschi more»

STUDY

Four Years after the World Food Price Crisis: The Governance of World Food Security

- November 3, 2011 - The 2007–2008 world food price crisis caused political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. This was only the latest example for a functioning food system being an indispensable pillar of a stable economy and a society capable of reproducing itself. A new study outlines steps how the intergovernmental Committee on World Food Security could be expanded towards a politically relevant international steering committee. Nora McKeon more »

PUBLICATION

Marginal Oil - What is driving oil companies dirtier and deeper?

- June 14, 2011 - This paper describes the drivers behind marginal oil investments and gives an overview of existing and potential projects across the globe. Sarah Wykes and Lorne Stockman more»

REPORT

Grounding Green Power

- June 14, 2011 - This working paper seeks to identify key components of smart renewable energy policy in developing countries, focusing on the power sector. It also provides recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of international support for deployment of renewable energies, drawn from these on-the-ground experiences in developing countries. more»

Climate Governance in Africa

REPORT

A Matter of Principle(s) - Post-Cancun Update

June 14, 2011 - This publication gives a look at the status quo of public climate change finance. Then it proposes the use of existing core principles and tools of international environmental law and human rights as the fundamental conceptual guide and compass for charting policy responses to climate change that are rooted in the concept of justice and fairness. Liane Schalatek more »

Brief Series

Climate Finance Fundamentals – Series of Short Issue Briefs

- May 23, 2011 - Climate Finance Fundamentals are short briefs, which include tables and graphs, meant for readers new to the debate on global climate change financing and its myriads of facets and needing a quick overview. In light of the fast pace of developments in climate finance, the briefs allow the reader to gain a better understanding of not only the quantity but also the quality of existing financial flows for adaptation and mitigation.

PUBLICATION

Climate Governance in Africa - Adaptation Strategies and Institutions

- May 20, 2011 - Though Africa generally contributes less to the total global greenhouse emissions, the scale of the impacts on Africa and its poor is devastating and will be even more significant in the future. The implications of climate change on development make both mitigation and, in particular adaptation, essential to responding to the impacts of climate change. more»

Democracy

Video

Engendering Leadership in Africa

August 8, 2011 - The video profiles comprise the stories of African women politicians who, under different conditions, political systems, and in their own way, have tried to use their political platforms to advance women’s rights. more»

Kenya

INTERVIEW

Terrorism in Kenya: Remembering the 1998 United States embassy bombing

November 1, 2011 - During the 1998 United States embassy bombings, the Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was attacked on August 7, resulting in the death of approximately 212 people. The Kenyan drama film, "From a Whisper" portrays the aftermath, capturing the lives of the victims and families who had to pick up the pieces of their lives shredded by the blast. An interview with the film's director Wanuri Kahiu by Samuel Dansette follows.
Samuel Dansette more»

INTERVIEW

Kenya's new constitution: Kenyan Member of Parliament awarded with German Prize 2011

- November 1, 2011 - The Member of Parliament for Mandera Central, Abdikadir Mohamed Hussein was awarded this year's German Africa Prize for his great contribution to the new democratic constitution. In an audio interview, he talks about the benefits of the new constitution, the Kenyan bill of rights and his country's role in the international community.
Maria Kind more»

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai

Kenyan Environmental Activist Wangari Maathai: Eulogy

October 14, 2011 - When Professor Wangari Muta Maathai passed away on September 25th in Nairobi, the world was united in sorrow, respect and admiration. Thousands of sympathy messages flooded Nairobi. Wangari Maathai was celebrated as an environmentalist and highly respected as a feminist, a fighter for human rights and as a green politician.

Barbara Unmüßig more»

Extractive Resources in Eastern Africa

Web Dossier

Extractive Resources in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa: Information Sources and Recent Developments

July 22, 2010 - This dossier contains references to publicly available information on extractive resources and their exploitation in the Eastern Africa / Horn of Africa region. more»

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