Initiative for Climate Action and Development - ICAD

30/08/2026

Globally, the three largest sectors with the largest emissions impact are electricity, industry, and food, agriculture, and land use.

Get the latest climate data and insights from Jonathan Foley and James Ge**er: https://drawdown.org/insights/the-four-most-important-charts

29/08/2026

29/08/2026

DROUGHT WARNING AND EARLY ACTION ALERT
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has officially activated Tier 1 Drought Early Actions following updated meteorological forecasts, prompting partner organizations and local teams to roll out immediate proactive measures to protect livelihoods and build community resilience ahead of severe dry conditions across Balaka, Blantyre, Blantyre City, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Dedza, Dowa, Kasungu, Lilongwe City, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Thyolo, and Zomba.
Stay informed, check in on your neighbors, and follow local guidelines as support activities ramp up.

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28/08/2026

📍 Nairobi | AfCoDD VI Closing Day

As AfCoDD VI wraps up in Nairobi, ICAD proudly adds our voice to the call for *climate justice, debt justice, and people-centered development in Africa.

“The Initiative for Climate Action & Development – ICAD” now stands on the AfCoDD VI wall — a commitment to keep pushing for transparency, accountability, and equity in how Africa responds to continental debt burden.

Why VI matters:

This conference brought together civil society, policymakers, and experts across Africa to shape a common position on:

Debt transformation to free up resources for development and economic growth for Africa.

ICAD remains committed to amplifying community voices from Malawi and beyond, and to ensuring that Africa’s climate and development agenda is driven by justice, not debt.

Thank you to the AfCoDD VI conveners and all partners for the solidarity and shared vision.



African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)

Let’s keep building an Africa that works for its people and its planet.

27/08/2026

📍 Karonga | Joint Field Verification Mission

As part of our project on Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in ESIA Implementation and Oversight, ICAD conducted a joint field verification in Wiliro Community, Karonga District.

Together with Community Monitors, Karonga District Council representatives, and local leaders, we engaged communities and inspected key areas on the ground, including water sources and river sites.

Why these joint exercises matter:

1. Verify commitments on the ground: They allow us to check if ESIA mitigation measures are being implemented and if communities are experiencing the intended impacts.

2. Center community knowledge: Including community members and Community Monitors ensures that lived experiences and local observations form part of the official evidence. This makes the data more credible and representative.

3. Build evidence for dialogue: Findings from these missions will inform engagement with regulators and mining companies to address concerns and strengthen grievance resolution pathways.

4. Promote trust and ownership: Joint verification builds transparency and gives communities a direct role in monitoring mining operations that affect their lives and the environment.

ICAD remains committed to promoting transparency and protecting community and environmental rights in Karonga.

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27/08/2026

As discussions at the 6th Edition of the African Conference on Debt and Development – AfCoDD VI continue in Nairobi, ICAD today joined key side events and sessions.

We participated in Session 16: Building African Solidarity for Fiscal Sovereignty – Lessons from Collective Action on the UN Tax Convention.

The discussion highlighted that despite growing development needs, African countries are grappling with unsustainable debt burdens, shrinking fiscal space, and an estimated annual SDG financing gap of US$1.3 trillion.

ICAD reminded the audience of a critical issue often overlooked: the link between the debt burden and the rising migration crisis on the continent. With states failing to provide quality public services, jobs, and economic opportunities, women and girls are being pushed into irregular migration and trafficking. The recent migration situation in South Africa is one key example.

Our Director emphasized the urgent need for responsible borrowing that addresses the social and economic needs of women and girls, and for research to better understand the debt – migration – development nexus.

27/08/2026

What are the lived experiences of African women when states continue borrowing with very little impact on women’s livelihoods, access to education, water, energy, and economic development? Debt and borrowing must address the needs of informal and rural economies where women are most active.

ICAD is today participating in the Economic Justice Processes and Debt Justice on Women’s Livelihoods session.

26/08/2026

ICAD at AfCoDD VI – Day 2 | Nairobi 🇰🇪

ICAD is proud to participate in Day 2 of the 6th African Conference on Debt and Development taking place today, Wednesday 26th August 2026 at the Kilimanjaro Venue, Nairobi.

Under the theme of advancing the Common African Position on Debt (CAP), the ICAD team joined policymakers, debt experts, civil society leaders, and state officials from across Africa to interrogate how Africa can move from political commitments to concrete action on debt justice.

Key takeaways from Day 2 sessions:

● Keynote Address by Prof. Jean-Emmanuel Pondi: Emphasized the urgent need for Africa to exercise bold, sovereign leadership in reshaping global finance and development partnerships.

● Session 1: From Declaration to Delivery:
Focused on building the institutional architecture to make CAP binding. Discussions centered on establishing the African Monetary Institute, African Financing Stability Mechanism, and African Debt Monitoring Mechanism, alongside mutual accountability frameworks to hold member states and stakeholders to their commitments.

● Session 2: Rule-Makers, Not Rule-Takers:
A critical reflection on Africa’s structural reform agenda. Panelists called for pushing beyond incremental technical fixes and demanding systemic reforms — including a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt, reform of credit rating agencies, and fairer debt restructuring mechanisms.

● Session 3: Deploying the Continent’s Strategic Assets:
Explored how Africa’s natural resources and extractives; demographic strength, and market size can be leveraged to reposition the continent as a rule-maker in international debt governance. The session anchored on the Stop the Bleeding Campaign’s Black Paper and Africa’s collective bargaining power.

● Session 4: From Debt Management to Debt Justice:
Examined the role of Artificial Intelligence in advancing debt justice — from debt data analytics and early warning systems to platforms that enhance transparency and strengthen civil society’s monitoring capacity for evidence-based advocacy.

At ICAD, through our work on Transparency, Accountability and Integrity in Public and Climate Finance Management, we are committed to ensuring that debt processes are people-centered, rights-based, and aligned with Africa’s development priorities under Agenda 2063.

Day 2 reaffirmed one message: Africa cannot afford more declarations without delivery. We need institutions, mechanisms, and political will to deliver debt justice.

We thank African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) and all partners for convening this vital platform.

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

ICAD on the ground: Karonga 🇲🇼

From last week, ICAD is engaging communities, traditional leaders, and local stakeholders in Karonga under our project: Strengthening Transparency, Accountability and Integrity in ESIA Implementation and Oversight in the Mining Sector

Mining brings both opportunities and risks. Through these conversations we are hearing concerns on environmental impacts, community consultation, benefit sharing, and monitoring of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments - ESIA commitments.

We are also centering Gender Equality and Social Inclusion - GESI in ESIA implementation processes. This means ensuring women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups have access to information, can participate meaningfully, and that their rights and needs are reflected in ESIA obligations and mitigation plans.

Why this matters:
When ESIAs are transparent, inclusive, and community-monitored, we protect land, water, health, and livelihoods for everyone. ICAD is working to ensure mining in Karonga contributes to development without compromising people or the environment.

Accountability starts with information. Integrity starts with participation. Tuntufye FM Online
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