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Welcome to the twelfth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," Series on the Sustain267 Podcast. This is our final episode of the series looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here and the implications on the environment and climate change. In the episode, we are in conversation with the Director...

RSA Ep2: Power and Politics Sustain267 Podcast Play Welcome to the elevnth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," Series on the Sustain267 Podcast. This is our first episode in Mpumalanga, South Africa, looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here and the implications on the environment and clima...

Welcome to the tenth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," Series on the Sustain267 Podcast. This is our first episode in Mpumalanga, South Africa, looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here and the implications on the environment and climate change. This series is part of Pato Kelesitse's wor...

Welcome to the ninth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," Series on the Sustain267 Podcast. This is our first episode in Mpumalanga, South Africa, looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here and the implications on the environment and climate change. This series is part of Pato Kelesitse's wor...

Welcome to the eighth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," Series on the Sustain267 Podcast. This our last episode in Cabo Delgado Mozambique, looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here and the implications on the environment and climate change. This series is part of Pato Kelesitse's work as...

Welcome to the seventh episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. In this episode, we are in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here. We discuss the financial structure, where money has come from and the costs to the community. This series is p...

Welcome to the sixth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. In this episode, we are in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here This series is part of Pato Kelesitse's work as a Bertha Foundation Fellow, hosted by, the Botswana Society for H...

Welcome to the fifth episode of our 12-part "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. In this episode, we are in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique looking at how disinformation around development, fossil fuels, and development in Africa manifests here This series is part of Pato Kelesitse's work as a Bertha Foundation Fellow, hosted by, the Botswana Society for H...

In the fourth episode of the "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. We are still in Medie village, this time we look into the environmental impacts of the Masama Coal mine and contrast Botswana's climate commitments vs. their actions. This series is part of the host’s work as a Bertha Challenge Fellow, in partnership with her host organization, the Bo...

In the third episode of the "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. We are still in Medie village, this time we look at the true cost of fossil fuel for development projects. Who benefits and who pays? This series is part of the host’s work as a Bertha Challenge Fellow, in partnership with her host organization, the Botswana Society for Human Developme...

In the second episode of the "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. We are still in Medie village, this time we look at power relations, political leadership, and who sets the agenda for disinformation and what those in power are doing to protect Medie..  This series is part of the host’s work as a Bertha Foundation Fellow, in partnership wi...

Welcome to the first episode of our 12-part series, "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. In this episode, we are in Medie, Botswana looking to shed light on agreements between Minergy Coal and Medie village.  to bring Masama Coal Mine to life in their community. We are in conversation with community leaders, as they take us right to the be...

This is the introductory episode of the 12-part Development and Disinformation Series. This series explores the realities behind the promises of fossil fuel mining for human development. This series is the result of the host being a Bertha Foundation Fellow, in partnership with her host organization, the Botswana Society for Human Development. Let's connect on Facebook , X (Twitter) , and Inst...

In this episode of Sustain267 Podcast, we are in conversation with climate justice and gender activist Haneen Shaheen. We discussed Egypt- post COP27, her journey within the climate justice movement as a gender and climate activist. She also shared tips for civil society in the UAE on engaging and working with their government during the countdown to COP28. Links Learn more about UNFCCC and SB58 h...

Welcome to Season 3 of the Sustain267 Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by award-winning Pan-African activist and Head Of Building Movement Power at Climate Action Network International, Muhammed Lamin Saidy. We discuss the importance of organising for climate action as Africans, the principles that should guide climate action on the continent and the need for systems change for climate just...

In this episode of Sustain267 Podcast we are joined by Nalejileji Tipap from the Pastoralist Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizations' Forum in Tanzania and Gasemotho Satau, the Chairperson of the Indigenous People’s Coordination Committee for the SADC Region in Shakawe, Botswana. We discuss their journey to and at COP26 and bring the conversation home to their lived experiences as indigenous peo...

This episode unpacks “The Rise of Disaster Capitalism: Climate change, COVID-19 and the Green New Deal”. The current gap in discourse between affected communities on the ground, governments, and multilateral organisations on the impacts of extreme weather events requires that national communities are visible in regional and international political and climate spaces and that their narratives are s...

This is the final episode of this series from the 2021 Global South Women’s Forum on Sustainable Development hosted by International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific. Over the last few years, there have been many discussions about the Green New Deal (GND), including responses and alternative formulations such as the decolonial, feminist and internationalist GNDs. This final session is a di...

In this episode, the panel explores methods of “Strengthening social inclusion in policy and financing processes to secure feminist and just climate transition”. The climate crisis severely threatens vulnerable communities’ livelihoods, access to food, water, and shelter. It exacerbates existing inequalities caused by differences in gender, socioeconomic class, race, ethnicity and age, and undermi...

In this episode, the panellists unpack the relationship between climate change and colonialism in the Global South. Rooted in colonialism, the transatlantic slave trade, and an extractivist relationship to the natural world, conventional economic and development models have led to mass environmental destruction and continue to exacerbate the ongoing climate crisis. Likewise, the human-made consequ...

This episode focuses on a human-rights-based approach to biodiversity and gender justice, converging around areas of synergy across various international biodiversity-related fora and national actions. It introduces and shares knowledge of Indigenous women in working collectively towards a transformative global agenda for women and girls and environmental justice. This episode is from the 2021 Glo...

This is the third of eight episodes of Sustain267 Podcast, we share with you conversations that included Africans from the 2021 Global South Women’s Forum on Sustainable Development hosted by International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, a feminist organisation committed to the full realisation of women’s human rights through the pursuit of equality. This episode is from the Day 3 Creati...

This is the second of eight episodes of Sustain267 Podcast, we share with you conversations that included Africans from the 2021 Global South Women’s Forum on Sustainable Development hosted by International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, a feminist organisation committed to the full realisation of women’s human rights through the pursuit of equality. In this episode, WoMin African Allia...

In the next eight episodes of Sustain267 Podcast, we share with you conversations that included Africans from the 2021 Global South Women’s Forum on Sustainable Development hosted by International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, a feminist organisation committed to the full realisation of women’s human rights through the pursuit of equality. The first episode of the series is the “A Gree...

For this episode, we partnered with the British High Commission in Botswana to bring you a conversation on “Botswana's Journey Post-COP". Joined by Her Excellency Sian Price- British High Commissioner to Botswana, Dr. David Lesolle- Climatologist and Lecturer at the University of Botswana, Gasemotho Satau- Chairman of the Indigenous People of Africa Committee for SADC and COP26 Delegate and Mpho T...