Written by Alia Kajee. With the worsening climate crisis, it’s clear that resources are needed to ensure we embark on a just transition away from fossil fuels in a way that mitigates and compensates for negative impacts to workers in the coal value change and affected communities. We must also prepare for the impacts of climate...
On Friday, the 16th of September 2022 the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) hosted a climate justice symposium within the larger Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) Festival. The primary objective of the symposium was to bring together stakeholders in climate action, human rights, economic justice, and gender equity to unpack areas of convergence and contestation...
The youth are significant stakeholders that need to be earnestly engaged for the global society to address climate change effectively. Young climate activists have called for more inclusion and active youth participation in climate policy-making. South Africa contributes 40% of the African continent's carbon emissions; as such, it is the largest African carbon emitter and the...
Written by Sabatini Motloung, Founder of Community Empowerment Committee Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC) is a Community based organisation that advocates for Women's rights and Climate Justice through civic engagement and collective action. COMEC is an SACAN affiliated community based organisation On the 18th of July 2022, Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC) joined the Climate Justice Coalition on the...
On the 15th of June, the day prior to national Youth Day, the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP), hosted a two-part hybrid event in commemoration of youth in South Africa looking to make a difference in the climate policy space. The first part of the event involved the launch of the Youth Climate Champions...
On behalf of its 12 member organizations, the South African Climate Action Network (SACAN) has made a written submission in response to South Africa’s proposed updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Key messages: Enhanced but insufficient: We recognize that the 2021 updated draft of South Africa’s First NDC is enhanced over the 2015 version. This is welcome...
On the 25th February 2021, Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC) and 360 Degrees Environmental Organisation (360 DEO) commemorated the passing of Richard Thole. The day began with a ritual of ukuphahla - where Richard’s family was allowed to honour the passing of their son. Sandile Nombeni (360DEO) gave a brief description of Richard’s case. The family did...
On the 19th March 2021, two SACAN member organisations based in Ekurhuleni, 360 Degrees Environmental Organisation (360DEO) and Community Empowerment Committee (COMEC), participated in the Global Strike Action event that took place at the Ekurhuleni Municipal Head Office in Germiston, where they were joined by comrades from GreenPeace Africa for an art demonstration. The artistic...