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Southern Africa food and climate crisis
More than nine million people in Southern Africa are facing severe food shortages.
World leaders land at COP25 as Africa faces climate and food crises
This is ActionAid's press statement on the opening of the COP25 climate negotiations in Madrid in December 2019.
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ActionAid warns the green energy transition could fuel human rights abuses
As the growing popularity of electric vehicles sparks an increased demand for battery-related minerals, new research by ActionAid exposes the harmful impact of manganese mining on communities in South
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Agroecology, Empowerment and Resilience
West Africa is highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. This mid-term review of the Agroecology and Resilience project provides key lessons for projects seeking to build resilience to
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New Alliance, New Risk of Land Grabs
Ten African countries have signed up to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition – the G8 countries’ main strategy for supporting agriculture in Africa that was launched in 2012. As the New
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Covid-19 Food Crisis: Monitoring research
ActionAid’s Covid-19 Food Crisis Monitoring research explores how measures to control the pandemic are affecting the lives of women smallholder farmers across 14 countries in Asia and Africa.
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As rich countries shirk responsibility for the climate crisis, families in Malawi are boiling mangoes to survive
Chikondi Chabvuta, ActionAid’s regional humanitarian adviser for Southern Africa, reports on the food and climate crises devastating communities across Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Manganese Matters
ActionAid and Dutch NGO Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)’s new report, Manganese Matters, finds that the increased demand for manganese for batteries is posing a serious threat
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Surviving climate change – Hilda’s story
This is the story of Hilda. Hilda lives in rural Zimbabwe and her community was devastated by Cyclone Idai. Read about how Hilda worked to rebuild her community and watch her short video.
Respecting, protecting, fulfilling the right to food in times of Covid-19
This post by Ruchi Tripathi, head of resilient livelihoods and climate justice, ActionAid International, looks at the systemic failures of the international economic system in relation to food
