Legal, nicht legitim

Wahlboykotte und eine angespannte Sicherheitslage überschatten die Parlaments- und Kommunalwahlen in Kamerun

Bei den Parlaments- und Kommunalwahlen in Kamerun konnte die Regierungspartei CPDM (Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement) ihre Dominanz festigen. Aufgrund der angespannten Sicherheitslage in den anglophonen Provinzen des Landes sowie verschiedener Aufrufe zum Wahlboykott waren Teile der Bevölkerung von der Stimmabgabe ausgeschlossen. Die Legitimität der neu gewählten Assemblée Nationale und der Gemeinderäte kann daher in Frage gestellt werden. Trotzdem meldet die Regierung eine vermeintlich hohe Wahlbeteiligung, um zu beweisen, dass sich das Land auf dem Weg zurück zur Normalität befindet.

When the Lights Go Out

The Impact of Corruption on the Electricity Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa

More than half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa has no access to electricity. This is partly due to endemic corruption, the cost of which hampers the expansion of energy infrastructure. In the fight against corruption, it is vital to strengthen good governance and build effective, accountable state institutions as set out in Goal 16 of Agenda 2030.

Sustainable Extractive Industries: The Role of Local Content provisions

Policy brief

Enhancing local content in mineral supply chains holds the potential to contribute to employment and socio-economic development in mining jurisdictions, as well as improve mining companies’ social license to operate. Yet poorly framed and implemented local content frameworks can have a number of negative impacts, including undermining the competitiveness and even viability of certain operations. Almost all countries with significant extractive industries (mining as well as oil and gas) have some form of regulatory framework seeking to support greater local engagement in extractive value chains, but these policies have a mixed record of success and there is a great diversity in how these frameworks have been designed. This policy brief outlines key recommendations emerging from a workshop convened by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme for Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa and the South African Institute of International Affairs, which was hosted on 18 July 2019 in Gaborone, Botswana. Recommendations centre on the question of how ‘local’ is defined in the context of local content provisions, considerations related to industry competitiveness, the issue of reporting and transparency, and the relationship between corporate social responsibility and local content provisions. The key conclusion is that, while implementation challenges and potential impacts on competitiveness related to local content requirements must be acknowledged, this should not justify inaction; there is a need for a systematic, incremental and transparent process to enhance local content in mineral supply chains.

CO2-Bepreisung Internationale Impulse für die deutsche Debatte

Ungeachtet des schwierigen politischen Umfeldes für CO2-Bepreisung, vor allem in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern, ist das Instrument auf dem Vormarsch. Zahlreiche internationale Organisationen fördern diese Entwicklung, indem sie institutionelle und technische Hilfestellung leisten. Inwieweit das ausreicht, um mittelfristig überall auf der Welt wirkungsvolle CO2-Bepreisungsansätze herbeizuführen, bleibt jedoch offen.

La COP chez nous 2019

Temps pour l’Action – Genre, jeunesse et Finance Climat’

10 pays d’Afrique Centrale se retrouvent à Yaoundé du 08 au 10 Octobre 2019

World Habitat Day 2019

“Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth”

On the 07th of October 2019, the World Habitat day were celebrated in Yaoundé under the theme: “Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth”.

Call for proposals: IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLIMATE DIPLOMACY ONLINE TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP

The main objective is to develop an online training course and tutorials on climate diplomacy that will culminate in a conference. The pilot tutorials will be used by KAS to explore ways for further actions and to motivate different stakeholders to commit to good governance and strengthening climate diplomacy.

Actions de la Jeunesse sur l'Urgence Climatique

Sensibiliser et former la jeunesse à l'action climatique dans sa communauté

La manière dont les ressources naturelles sont utilisées est de loin le principal facteur de changement climatique et le changement climatique reste l'un des plus grands défis du 21ème siècle. De toutes les parties prenantes, la jeunesse représente un très grand soutien dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques.

KAS African Climate Perspectives on Migration

Can environmentally induced migration become a security risk for Africa? What effects does population growth in Africa have on the availability of resources?

Experts, politicians and members of the civil society from Africa and Europe, who gathered on the 1st and 2nd of July 2019 in Rabat, Morocco, to exchange their views on different aspects of climate-induced migration in Africa.

Presentation and donation of KAS books to Universities of Buea and Maroua in Cameroon

More than 1500 books presented and donated