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  • The CAN-UK team at COP28.

    The CAN-UK team at COP28. Photo: ActionAid

    What did COP28 achieve and where did it fail?

    Posted in Blog on 15 January 2024

    This year’s UN Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP, was attended by Zahra Hdidou, ActionAid UK’s Senior Climate and Resilience Advisor, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this blog Zahra captures some of the ‘wins’ and some of the misses of COP28. 

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  • Once filled with over 150,000 barrels of water, this ActionAid-implemented earth dam in Beerato, Somaliland is now completely dry due to failed rains and increasing temperatures

    Once filled with over 150,000 barrels of water, this ActionAid-implemented earth dam in Beerato, Somaliland is now completely dry due to failed rains and increasing temperatures. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid

    Two global climate conferences, two failures of political leadership 

    Posted in Blog on 26 June 2023

    This month has seen two widely anticipated global summits on climate change, but they have left us wanting. With COP28 looming in five months, the success of climate negotiations and our future hang in the balance.  

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  • Steven and Joyce work for Action Aid in Tanzania. Here they are at house ruins in the village Njinjo in southern Tanzania which was completely destroyed by flash floods in 2020 killing some villagers and displacing hundreds.

    Steven and Joyce work for Action Aid in Tanzania. Here they are at house ruins in the village Njinjo in southern Tanzania which was completely destroyed by flash floods in 2020 killing some villagers and displacing hundreds. Photo: William Vest-Lillesøe/ActionAid

    Climate crisis: whose ​​​​responsibility?

    Posted in Blog on 21 June 2023

    In this guest blog, read why Mishita, an ActionAid UK Community Campaigner, thinks accountability is important in the fight for climate justice.  

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  • Hok is a women's leader in Cambodia, helping her community become more resilient to climate change.

    Hok is a women's leader in Cambodia, helping her community become more resilient to climate change. Photo: Cindy Liu/ActionAid

    What can we do about climate change?

    Posted in Blog on 2 June 2023

    This World Environment Day, we spoke to ActionAid’s Head of Policy and Research for Climate, Sophie Rigg, about climate change and climate justice. 

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  • ActionAid's climate justice activists Monicah and Safa at the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.

    AActionAid's climate justice activists Monicah and Safa at the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid

    My local activism in a global movement

    Posted in Blog on 7 March 2022

    This International Women's Day, read how Feima got involved with our Community Campaigner Network and how you could join in this year. 

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  • Climate activists Monicah Kamandau from Kenya and Safa Almomani from Jordan at the Global Day of Action march in Glasgow

    Climate activists Monicah Kamandau from Kenya and Safa Almomani from Jordan at the Global Day of Action march in Glasgow. Photo: ActionAid

    COP26: The good, the bad and the ugly

    Posted in Blog on 19 November 2021

    COP26 has ended but campaigning for climate justice is far from over. It’s been all over the news but understanding what actually happened can be confusing. Here we break it down.

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