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African countries are facing challenges in accessing climate finance due to various factors, including US withdrawal from climate bodies and treaties, limited progress on financial reforms, and development aid cuts. To address these issues, there is a call for African countries to mobilize more domestic resources, explore new financial mechanisms like carbon finance, and promote local industrialization. The Southern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance, launched in 2026, aims to support the region's investment profile, standardize carbon market systems, and improve the value of carbon credits through capacity building, adequate pricing, and convertibility. By promoting market integrity and harmonization, the Alliance seeks to boost investor confidence, ensure compliance with international regulations, and support the use of high integrity credits in international markets, including the EU's carbon border mechanism.

https://africanclimatewire.org/2026/04/southern-africas-carbon-market-formalises-an-alliance/

Scientists have developed a new method called GOFLOW to measure ocean surface currents using deep learning on thermal images from weather satellites. This approach allows for detailed measurements over large areas without the need for new hardware. The study, led by researchers from UC San Diego and UCLA, was published in Nature Geoscience and supported by grants from various organizations. Understanding ocean currents is crucial for climate, weather patterns, carbon transport, and search-and-rescue operations. Traditional methods of measuring currents have been limited, but this new technique offers a major advancement in ocean observation.

https://www.enn.com/articles/77901-new-ai-approach-reveals-ocean-currents-in-unprecedented-detail

The Climate Centre has launched The Climate Carrot podcast, which explores climate science, practice, and policy through storytelling and human experience. The podcast features stories of communities, young people, scientists, and humanitarian actors working together to address climate challenges. It highlights cross-sector collaboration on climate and water resilience, emphasizing the significance of partnerships and trust in transforming climate risks into practical solutions. The goal of the podcast is to inspire action and curiosity by sharing global stories of climate action.

https://www.climatecentre.org/16930/blog-introducing-the-climate-carrot-podcast/

Integrating just transition principles into net zero strategies is crucial for enhancing portfolio resilience and reducing risk, as highlighted by the IIGCC's guidance. By treating just transition as both a risk factor and a value-creation driver, investors can better deliver their net zero goals with support from communities and stakeholders. The guidance provides practical levers and tools for integrating just transition considerations into investment strategies, helping investors manage risks, protect returns, and unlock decarbonization pathways. Three recommended action areas for investors include setting internal direction, shifting asset alignment, and influencing the external environment to contribute to resilient portfolios and credible net zero pathways. Engagement with various stakeholders is essential for shaping national transition strategies and removing barriers to scaling socially inclusive climate investments.

https://www.iigcc.org/insights/just-transition-in-net-zero-strategies-risk-value

Stefano Galelli's DARE project, funded by a $5 million grant from Schmidt Sciences, aims to create a comprehensive global record of how human impact has altered river systems over the past 75 years. Using satellite data and computational modeling, the project will track changes in river discharge, sediment transport, temperature, and fish biodiversity. Through the Virtual Institute for Earth's Water program, the goal is to provide climate solutions experts with a definitive account of the planet's freshwater resources, aiding in the development of effective strategies for sustainable water management.

https://www.enn.com/articles/77877-global-atlas-will-track-human-and-climate-impact-on-river-systems

The world is facing a global water bankruptcy crisis driven by forces such as fossil fuel extraction, industrial agriculture, and an economic system that exploits nature for profit. Climate change, fueled by the burning of fossil fuels, is intensifying the water collapse, leading to irreversible loss of water resources. Global warming is causing increased evaporation, droughts, floods, and water shortages, threatening water supplies for billions of people. The solution proposed is to end fossil fuel expansion, phase out coal, oil, and gas, invest in clean energy and resilient water systems, and set binding limits on industrial water extraction to prioritize people, justice, and a sustainable planet.

https://350.org/water-bankruptcy-how-fossil-fuels-are-destroying-the-worlds-water-supply/