Praia hosts meeting of the joint steering committee of the Readiness Projects, financed by the Green Climate Fund
The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), convened a crucial meeting in Praia. The focus of the meeting was the preparation of the Readiness projects by the joint steering committee. These initiatives, financed by the Green Climate […]
UN climate chief calls for $2.4 trillion in climate finance
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations for Climate, emphasized the need for transition. The world needs to mobilize at least $2.4 trillion to keep global climate change goals within reach, the United Nations climate chief said. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, addressed a group of students […]
Cabo Verde wants to be a reference in climate governance
The 2nd Comité de Pilotagem do Programa de Ação Climática (Ação Climática Program Steering Committee) met today, January 31st, with the purpose of outlining strategies for better climate governance. In 2024, Cabo Verde wants to invest in policies that aim to increase climate awareness and combat the effects of climate change. See the video here. […]
Call for projects and initiatives for triangular cooperation between Ibero-America and Portuguese-speaking African Countries
The Portugal-Latin America and Africa Triangular Cooperation Fund’s call for proposals for projects and initiatives in the areas of education; health; gender equality; climate change; food security; culture; social cohesion; digital transformation; education for development is now open. Proposals must be submitted in one of the following categories: This competition is supported by 1 million […]
Government of Cabo Verde presents Portal do Clima as an instrument to raise awareness about climate change
On January 16, the Government of Cabo Verde presented the Portal do Clima (Climate Portal), an innovative instrument in the country that centralizes all information produced at national level on climate change, and which also includes references of relevance on an international scale. This project, supported by the Luxembourg Aid and Development Fund, and developed […]
Minister of Health calls for “solidarity” in the face of global warming
The Minister of Health, Filomena Gonçalves, called for international “solidarity” for the country to face the risk of a resurgence of diseases, two days after scientists announced that 2023 was the hottest year on record. “Cabo Verde is one of the small island states most affected by climate change,” she said, in an interview with […]
Climate and Environmental Fund is presented to international partners
The Climate and Environmental Fund was presented in the city of Praia to diplomatic missions, international and regional organizations. The fund is an instrument that will allow for greater mobilization of resources, as well as helping in their efficient use for the country’s climate action. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Gilberto Silva, […]
2023 was the hottest year ever and 2024 could follow an identical trajectory
The year that is now ending was the hottest in almost two centuries and global warming is accelerating, leaving “uncertainties about the future”, three scientists explain to Expresso. Although in Portugal we enter the new year under rain and, in other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, rain and snow chill the days and nights, there […]
Prime Minister of Cabo Verde welcomes “historic agreement” with “very strong impacts”
Considering that the impacts of the agreement will be “very strong”, the Cape Verdean Prime Minister understood that the global solution is only achievable with the “firm commitment” of all countries in the world. The Cape Verdean Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, this Wednesday classified the agreement reached at COP28 to abandon fossil fuels […]
COP28: Cabo Verde addresses progress in the fight against climate change
Cabo Verde participated in the side event at COP28 entitled “An Empowered Civil Society as the Basis for Successful Climate Action”, where it had the opportunity to address progress in the fight against climate change and adapting to its effects. Climate change, due to its effects and impacts, has been seen in Cabo Verde as […]
