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ACRP 2018 Agenda: Climate Action in Africa<br>

Reflecting on past achievements, ACRP aims to build networks, promote divestment, enhance communication, and engage civil society in climate governance. Join us in shaping a greener Africa!<br>

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ACRP 2018 Agenda: Climate Action in Africa<br>

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  1. Gillian Hamilton August2018

  2. Agenda • Our objectives • Reflecting over 2016/ 2017 • 2018 • What are we planning on doing in the future?

  3. What (historically) ACRP Objectives • Create a network and communications hub for trained Climate Reality Leaders, NGOs, governments, scientists and others in Africa to collect and share information and resources; • Develop wide-ranging communications assets, workshops, events and social channels to tell the story of climate change in Africa. • Gather information on African Climate Change, extreme weather events, community and individual stories and solutions.

  4. What did we actually do in 2016/ 2017? ACRP’s strategic focus during 2017 was to support the implementation of South Africa’s mitigation efforts of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. SA Integrated Resource and Energy Plans • Radio Radio programmes

  5. What did we say we would do during 2018? ACRP’s strategic focus during 2018 has been to support the implementation of South Africa’s mitigation efforts of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. • Promoting fossil fuel divestment and the shift to RE – The Big Shift; 350.org’s Global Divestment campaigns incl. Fossil Free SA’s campaigns; Joburg CAN; Breakfreee; • 2. Protection and improvement of carbon sinks • Improve communications around climate change and increase grassroots awareness and understanding of climate change in Africa • Promoting broader and effective participation of South African civil society in environmental governance • Policy work

  6. 2018

  7. Assets • Action 24 • Climate leaders • Regional focus • Networks • Trust • Communications (social media, newsletters, own content) • Policy focus

  8. The next 5 months • Climate Change Bill submission • Gauteng schools programme • Global Day of action (8 September) • Carbon sequestration • Climate Leaders to use policy to advocate for change http://climatereality.co.za/ndc-africa/

  9. Challenges • Measuring or showing the value of the impact of lobbying and advocacy; and • Climate leader engagement (assets)

  10. What keeps me up at night? • Climate change • Fundraising/ money • Just Transition • South Africa, lack trust in government

  11. Where to next? Impact: The African continent follows low-carbon development pathway and all Africans have access to green energy by 2040 • African citizens hold public and private institutions accountable to mitigate against climate change in Africa i.e. grassroots movement; policy work; public finance institutes • A skilled and capable workforce is developed to ensure access to energy and to implement clean energy solutions and carbon sink management in Africa • Adaptation

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