And the world met in Dubai to take stock of actions being taken by all entities including states and non state actors to combat climate change by keeping global average temperature below the stipulated 1.5°C and also to help those most affected by the on going impacts of climate change to adapt and thrive better.
HEDA Resource Centre, being one of the leading climate justice advocacy organisations in Africa and having an observer status to the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, fully participated in the conference.
The HEDA delegation followed up on the food systems issues, the just energy transition issues, as well as loss and damage.
As a strong advocate for the right to food through climate smart agriculture and the rights of small holder farmers, the organisation hosted an official side event to look at the impact of industrial animal production from the global North and its impact on small holder farmers in Africa.
The side event was done in collaboration with Four Paws and World Animal Protection on Saturday, 2nd December 2024, with the title: Unveiling Industrial Animal Farming’s Hidden Climate Destruction in the Global South.
The organization also participated in the global stocktake to bring to the conference the issues of small holder farmers from Nigeria and Africa whose voices are often unheard. We launched our project, amplifying the voices of climate frontline communities.
The project included study and interaction visits to about 40 communities impacted by the 2022 flooding in Nigeria. We shared the information pack telling the stories of these farmers and their communities done on postcards and with barcodes.
These materials were distributed at every event we attended, and we equally took time to explain to people some of the realities of these communities.
Through our African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ) project, the organisation sponsored one young female climate justice activist and gave part sponsorship to a female journalist.
HEDA also participated in the People’s Climate march and actively participated in various activities of the climate justice movement at Cop28.
In January, HEDA will be doing a review of COP28 with a view to holding duty bearers to account on all commitments, as well as to enlighten citizens on their roles in combating climate change.
