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Niger is in the grips of Islamist violence in its south and western regions - and children are among those bearing the brunt of the insecurity. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes for safety. But those who've stayed back are often out of reach of urgent humanitarian assistance...

The Global Development Commons: "Youth Innovations to Tackle Climate Change" Background The Global Development Commons hosted its second youth webinar. Youth innovators from Brazil, Canada and Jordan shared details on their projects to tackle climate change in their local communities. To learn more...

650 million people do not have electricity in Africa. This contributes to a widening gap of the digital and energy divide. Visit this link for more: http://www.energiespourlafrique.org/projet2.php?type=rub8ssr1&langue=an Here is a Tweet from Fayaz King - UNICEF Deputy Executive Director of Field...

Independent assessment of the collective humanitarian response of the IASC member organizations GPPi is conducting an inter-agency humanitarian evaluation (IAHE) of the emergency response to the droughts in Ethiopia since 2015. The IAHE independently assesses the extent to which the collective...

The goal of this blog article is to spark questions, conversations, and inspiration for youth on climate change, sustainable agriculture, and intersectional environmentalism. We urge you to follow Nigerian youth activist Oladosu Adenike’s lead and engage in your own research, discussions, and...

Using the power of the sun to heat and treat water in Kenya’s urban slum Solvatten uses the power of the sun to make contaminated water drinkable. Petra Wadström, the Founder and CEO of Solvatten talks about her company’s efforts. https://soundcloud.com/momentumforchange/using-the-power-of-the-sun...

Around 40 % of Africa’s maize-growing area faces occasional drought stress, resulting in yield losses of 10–25 %. Around 25 % of the maize crop suffers frequent droughts, with losses of up to half the harvest. To reduce vulnerability and improve food security, the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa...

This study is about the growing scientific analysis suggesting that the impacts of current and recent droughts in East Africa are likely to have been aggravated by climate change. A climate in crisis How climate change is making drought and humanitarian disaster worse in East Africa Nearly thirteen...