Voices

Voices of the Asmat

These are the voices of the Pomar Sirau Indigenous community, Asmat Regency, about the struggle to protect and recognise their customary territory rights and management space as an effort for a local nature-based solution through participatory mapping.

Marking the trees red, farmers tap indigenous knowledge to reclaim drylands in Kenya: Ramat model

In Kenya’s northern drylands, communities are coming together to reclaim their land from degradation. In Marsabit County, community members have planted over 13,000 indigenous trees in a year, thanks to a novel method of farmer-managed natural regeneration model called Ramat.

Karli and the Forest: If a Tree Dies, Replant It

Karlikada, who is 34 years old, has no permanent job. Sometimes, he works as a casual labourer at a company. At other times, he goes to sea to catch fish. If the catch is small, he keeps it for personal use. If he catches more, he sells the surplus. However, despite the seemingly unusual nature of his work, his contribution to nature conservation is evident.

The ‘Climate Witness’ Film: The Voices of the Climate Crisis Solutions

At midnight on April 4, 2021, Cyclone Seroja hit East Nusa Tenggara Province, leaving behind sorrow and trauma. The cyclone left 181 people dead, 184 injured, 26 missing, 50,000 people without homes, and 466,000 people directly affected. The climate crisis is not a tale but a reality, having a bad impact on the earth and humans.

Tunisia: Agricultural Land, Endangered

Agricultural lands make up 62% of Tunisia’s total surface area. But every year, over 20 million hectares of these lands disappear due to erosion and urbanisation. The social and environmental consequences of this dual phenomenon are irreversible.

The power of South-South collaboration and peer learning: SSN’s Knowledge Partner Gathering

From 26 February to 2 March, the District 6 Homecoming Center in Cape Town was abuzz with excitement, collaboration and ideation as, for the first time, SSN, through the Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) programme, hosted an in-person Knowledge Partners Gathering workshop with our in-country partners from Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Indonesia, Tunisia, Zambia and Kenya.

The power of personal connections

During August, SSN VCA local partners Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) and the Pan African Media Alliance for Climate Change (PAMACC), in collaboration with communication teams from the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) facilitated a three-day communications training workshop at the Summit Hotel in Siaya from 28th - 30th August 2023.

An insider’s view on just climate action in Brazil

Paula Moreira is a programme manager at Hivos in Brazil. She runs our Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) programme, working with local communities to make their voices heard in national and global discussions on the climate crisis. She talks about climate change in Brazil, how it affects its people, and the work Hivos is doing to fight it.

Increasing Importance of Sustainable Food Systems during COP

It has been nearly two months since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) at Dubai’s Expo City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Expectations had been high ahead of COP28 on progress on negotiations on sustainable food systems, particularly as the UN Food Systems Summit, UN 2023 Water Conference and the COP28 Presidency had committed to achieve net-zero, nature-positive and resilient agri-food and water systems.

Fighting For Tomorrow: Siliana’s Women in a Changing Climate

Tunisia is one of the countries most exposed to climatic change. This vulnerability is primarily due to the increasing scarcity of water resources, particularly groundwater, due to drought and overuse of these water resources.