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The latest climate action news, advocacy updates, and insights from SACCN and the broader Southern African climate movement.

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SACCN at COP29: Amplifying Southern Africa's Voice on Loss & Damage Finance

SACCN delegates joined over 400 civil society representatives at COP29, making a compelling case for ambitious loss and damage finance commitments to support the 55 million food-insecure people across Southern Africa. The delegation presented community-gathered evidence from EarlyAct and SeedForward programmes, demonstrating the lived reality of climate injustice across SADC.

Mr B. Guvava |SACCN Research Team

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SACCN Advocates for Indigenous Seeds at SADC Climate Forum

SACCN delegates presented compelling evidence for seed sovereignty protections at the SADC ministerial climate forum, calling for policy frameworks protecting farmers' inalienable rights to save, exchange, and own traditional seed varieties.

Mr B. Guvava|SACCN Research Team

Community

Community-Led Early Warning Systems Transform Rural Resilience in Zimbabwe

A new SACCN-supported community anticipatory action programme in rural Zimbabwe has demonstrated remarkable results, with participating villages reporting 60% lower losses during the El Niño period.

Mr Zvaita|SACCN Secretariat

Dry cracked earth showing severe drought conditions in Southern Africa

Climate

Southern Africa's Driest Season: SACCN's Response to the El Niño Crisis

As the 2023–2025 El Niño event devastated agriculture across Southern Africa, SACCN mobilized emergency agrifood support, water security interventions, and psychosocial assistance to affected farming communities.

Mr B. Guvava|SACCN Research Team

Research

New Report: Women's Leadership in Climate Adaptation Drives Better Outcomes Across SADC

SACCN's landmark research demonstrates that women-led climate adaptation initiatives achieve 40% higher community adoption rates and generate more sustainable livelihood outcomes across the region.

Mr Zvaita|SACCN Secretariat

Advocacy

SACCN Calls for Doubling of Climate Finance to SADC Nations at African Union Summit

In a landmark submission to the African Union Climate Summit, SACCN presented a detailed evidence-based case for doubling adaptation finance flows to Southern African nations most affected by climate breakdown.

Mr B. Guvava|ClimateJustice Watch

Community

Zambian Seed Bank Network Reaches 4,000 Farming Families with Indigenous Varieties

The SeedForward community seed bank network in Eastern Province, Zambia, has distributed over 4,200 seed packages of indigenous drought-tolerant crop varieties to families rebuilding after consecutive failed rainy seasons.

Mr Zvaita|SeedForward

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