IPCC: The sixth assessment Synthesis Report
The IPPC produced the sixth assessment report (AR6) on the current state of climate change, its impact and ways forward to tackle the crisis. Here is a summary of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Synthesis Report: 1. The report states that human influence has warmed the climate at a rate that is unprecedented in […]
ICE Institute Concludes Successful Week at LDC5 in Doha
The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) was held in Doha, Qatar from 4-9 March2023. The conference brought together representatives from the world’s least developed countries, as well as development partners, academia, and other stakeholders, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the LDCs and to develop a plan of
ICE Institute attends UN LDCs conference
The UN LDCs 5 Summit in Doha is a critical gathering of leaders and experts from around the world, aimed at addressing the challenges faced by the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Institute of Climate and Environment (ICE Institute) of SIMAD University from Somalia, led by our director, Mohamed Okash, is attending and speaking at […]
Decoding the COP27
COP27 comes at a critical moment. The devastating impacts of climate change are being affected in every corner of the world. From the floods in Pakistan, the heatwaves in Europe and India and droughts and starvation in the Horn of Africa. Although the burden hits the most vulnerable countries and communities which are the least […]
Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement” from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) website. The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty that was adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015. The Paris Agreement aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by limiting global warming [&hellip
NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC)
Climate change has become a global concern, with many countries implementing policies and measures to mitigate its effects. One such initiative is the nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which outline each country’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Somalia is one of the countries that has submitted its [
ICE Institute at COP27
The United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt last month, and it was a great honor for SIMAD University to be among the few groups of universities from around the world that were invited to participate. As a leading institution in the field of climate change and environmental […]