ICAD Southern Africa

The Initiative for Climate Action and Development (ICAD), an independent think tank working on climate, energy, water, agriculture, migration, economics, & SDGs

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

Big news: ICAD will participate in the LEAP Climate & Clean Air Planning for Africa workshop June 22-26 in Pretoria. Key for our work on energy, climate mitigation and air pollution planning across Malawi 🇲🇼
Grateful to @SEIresearch @CSIR @CCACoalition #LEAP2026

[Global South Opportunities @GlobalOpp1]

📢 Internship Opportunity in Migration & Human Rights Research (Paid)

Applications are now open for the Xenowatch Research Internship 2026 at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand.

This 6-month, part-time internship offers emerging researchers a chance to contribute to one of South Africa’s leading initiatives tracking xenophobic violence and discrimination through evidence-based research and data monitoring.

💼 Position: Research Intern (Xenowatch Project)
📍 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
💰 Stipend: R10,000 per month
📅 Duration: 1 July – 31 December 2026
⏳ Deadline: 17 June 2026

Interns will gain hands-on experience in:
• Monitoring media & social platforms for incidents
• Data verification and database management
• Stakeholder engagement with civil society partners
• Supporting migration and social justice research

This is an excellent opportunity for graduates passionate about migration studies, human rights, and social justice to build practical research experience while contributing to impactful work.

🔗 Apply: https://t.co/00nh9hNxyV

#Internship #HumanRights #MigrationStudies #ResearchOpportunity #SouthAfrica #SocialJustice #WitsUniversity #GlobalSouthOpportunities

[WHOMalawi @WHOMalawi]

Today is #WorldFoodSafetyDay.

In Africa, more than 1 million people fell ill from unsafe food in 2021. Foodborne diseases are preventable, & everyone has a role to play—from farm to table.

For 🇲🇼, safer food means healthier families, stronger communities & fewer lives at risk.

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

#SB64 Bonn is a test: Will it move money to Malawi or just commas? 🇲🇼 We need cash for NAP implementation, faster Loss & Damage access, & support for climate mobility. Implementation > negotiation. For millions hit by drought/floods, that’s the metric. #UNFCCC #ClimateFinance

[IISD @IISD_news]

At Bonn (#SB64), the UNFCCC faces its first major test in a post-Santa Marta world.

Climate negotiators must navigate growing pressure to turn commitments into implementation & a increasingly complex geopolitical environment.

Here’s what you need to know https://t.co/Unym6vUpOi

[NAP Central @NAP_Central]

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗘𝗚.

Join us at #SB64 to explore the latest tools, guidance and capacity-building initiatives supporting NAP implementation in LDCs.

📅 Monday, 8 June 2026
🕜13:30–14:45
📍 Room Berlin

#NAPX #NAPs #ClimateAdaptation #LDCs

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

Funding local govts for planned relocation, 5) Engaging diaspora & communities in NAP design. @NAP_Network @NAP_Central @arin_africa @GCAdaptation @GCCMobility @UNmigration @

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

Key policy takeaways from our NAPs human mobility briefing note: https://t.co/AI9O3HCNge 1) Using climate-migration data in risk assessments, 2) Embedding migration in sectoral adaptation plans, 3) Protecting rights of migrants/displaced, 4)..

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

Illegal monofilament & mosquito nets destroy Lake Malawi breeding grounds, driving 90% Chambo decline since 1990s. Technical need: Real-time monitoring via @GlobalFishWatch, Chichewa gear guidelines, legal gear incentives. Enforcement + data = recovery. @DoFMalawi @IISD_ENB

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

Nature sustains all life, but it's under threat. On #WorldEnvironmentDay 2026: Protect the environment = protect health, jobs, stability & future generations. #NowForClimate @EnvAffairsMW @MalawiEPA @UNEP

[Amref Health Africa @Amref_Worldwide]

As climate change increasingly shapes health outcomes across Africa, keeping health at the centre of climate policy, financing, and action is more urgent than ever. The Climate and Health Advocacy Report 2025 highlights #Amref's bold leadership in elevating Africa’s voice globally and driving climate-resilient, people-centred health systems.

This report captures a year of high-impact engagement. It covers events from the Africa Climate Summit, UN General Assembly, and World Health Summit to COP30 in Brazil. It also celebrates major milestones, including the first-ever Climate and Health Negotiators’ Curriculum for the African Group of Negotiators, the Africa Climate and Health Playbook, and the expansion of the Pan-African Partnership on Climate and Health.

Read/Download the report: https://t.co/Ip1DAJCVWV

@UNFCCC @AGNESAfrica1 @UNFCCC @WHO @AfricaCDC @AfricaCRP @AHAIC_Amref

[Africa Research & Impact Network @arin_africa]

Practical takeaway: Start with one climate-health decision that is still “up in the air,” bring key actors together, translate evidence into concrete choices, and attach ownership + timelines. Small moves build institutional muscle. #ClimateAction

[Copernicus ECMWF @CopernicusECMWF]

Now in the Climate Data Store (CDS): a global land surface temperature monthly dataset (1995–present). Clear‑sky LSTs at 10:00 and 22:00 with uncertainty estimates, intercalibrated across ATSR‑2, AATSR, Terra MODIS and Sentinel‑3B SLSTRB, on a global 0.01° × 0.01° grid.

[Global Centre for Climate Mobility @GCCMobility]

Announcing the Berlin Climate Mobility Forum 18–19 June, 2026

Organised by the @GCCMobility in collaboration with the Robert Bosch Stiftung​, the Forum will endorse a set of shared Climate Mobility Principles & turn shared concerns into coordinated actions.

#ShapeClimatePaths

[Africa Research & Impact Network @arin_africa]

How can Southern Africa strengthen private sector participation in climate finance?
Join @arin_africa Southern Africa Regional Dialogue on Bridging the Climate Finance Gap in Africa and hear from our speakers as they explore pathways to financing climate action and resilience in Africa.

🔹29 May 2026
🔹2:00–4:00 PM SAST

Register here: https://t.co/W7N0iPogBM

#ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #AfricaClimateAction

[ICAD Southern Africa @ClimateactionMW]

Our Director moderated @arin_africa #CAPCHA Webinar: Designing the Missing Operating System for Climate & Health Action in Africa.
Great insights from Dr. Gitau. ICAD is grateful for the continued collaboration in advancing climate-health solutions across Africa.
@giftklima

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

#BREAKING
UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change

RESULT
In favor: 141
Against: 8
Abstain: 28

[African Union @_AfricanUnion]

5 days to #AfricaDay
From Africa’s founding visionaries to the women and men who shaped liberation movements, every voice, every sacrifice, and every act of courage has helped shape the continent we celebrate today.

Today, we officially launch the #AfricaDay2026 campaign under the theme: “63 Years of Unity, Integration and Development.”

Follow along and celebrate with us.

[Africa Research & Impact Network @arin_africa]

When evidence exists but policy still fails to move, the challenge is no longer knowledge, it is action.

Join the CAPCHA Webinar on Designing the Missing Operating System for Climate–Health Action in Africa as we explore why climate-health evidence often struggles to influence policy across Africa.

Featuring Maqc Eric Gitau, moderated by Gift Richard Maloya & Nahom Girma.

🔹26 May 2026
🔹2:30–4:00 PM EAT
🔹Link: https://t.co/TAW5MCUITa

#ClimateHealth #ClimateAction #EvidenceToPolicy