Restoring the dunes: the formula for combating rising sea levels and light pollution
The beach of the Costa Fragata Natural Reserve, on the island of Sal, is one of the most valuable sites for coastal biodiversity conservation in the archipelago. Each year, approximately 23% of the island’s loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nest here, making this location a key site for the species. Furthermore, it is possibly the most […]
National Youth Forum 2025: 300 youth people mobilized to acceletare climate action in Cape Verde
Two days of debates, workshops and mentoring reinforce the role of Cape Verdean youth in building resilient and sustainable communities, with support from the Climate Action Program. Inês MourãoNuno RibeiroLoriana Monteiro Cape Verde has a mostly young resident population, with over 30% of Cape Verde’s population between the ages of 18 and 35. This is […]
Cape Verde on the Path to Energy Sustainability
Cape Verde is making steady progress toward energy sustainability with the pumped storage power plant project, Santiago Pumped Storage, to be built in Chã Gonçalves, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago – Santiago Island. This infrastructure will significantly increase energy storage capacity, enabling higher electricity production from renewable sources, ensuring energy independence and […]
Support for Cabo Verde’s Participation in COP30: Climate Diplomacy with Impact
How the Climate Action Programme supported the national delegation and strengthened the country’s presence in Belém do Pará With only 0.002% of global emissions, Cabo Verde played an active role at COP30, held from 10 to 21 November 2025 in Belém do Pará, Brazil. The participation was strategically supported by the Climate Action Programme, implemented […]
Cabo Verde Ocean Week 2025: Climate as a Strategic Axis of the Blue Economy
More than 99% of Cabo Verde’s territory is ocean. Around 70% of the water we drink comes from the sea. Nearly 55% of the protein we consume is of marine origin. And the impacts of climate change are already being felt in our waters. It was in this context that the eighth edition of Cabo […]
Education in action: Cape Verde schools unite for the climate during Civic Week 2025/2026
During Civic Week 2025/2026, schools across all the islands of Cape Verde joined forces in climate action, promoting educational and creative activities that reinforced citizenship and commitment to sustainability. A celebration of citizenship and sustainability Civic Week 2025/2026, held under the slogan ‘AGORA em Festa’ (AGORA in Celebration), transformed Cape Verde’s schools into a major […]
Forum on Gender and Climate Change promotes reflection on climate justice and equity in Cabo Verde
The Forum on Gender and Climate Change took place on July 8 and 9, 2025, in the city of Praia. The event was promoted by the Cabo Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG), in partnership with the Climate Action Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and supported by Luxembourg Cooperation. […]
Intersection of Public Health, Gender, and Climate in Cabo Verde
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been driving an increase in the intensity and frequency of climate-related events that are at the root of many public health emergencies (1–3). These include both local disasters and global processes involving risks that are difficult to manage and fully understand (4,5), threatening hundreds of millions of people […]
Gender and Climate Action: The Role of Communities in Nature Conservation
Coastal and marine conservation efforts, community mobilization, and sustainable innovation initiatives implemented by Biosfera integrate a gender perspective that values both women’s leadership and men’s participation, recognizing the ancestral connection between people and nature, and the shared relationship of men and women with the environment. The climate crisis disproportionately affects vulnerable populations and demands integrated […]
Climate Education and Young Women’s Leadership
Education is the most powerful tool to shape and prepare human beings. It is through education that knowledge and understanding are built—key elements to driving actions that lead to collective and sustainable goals. So why not use climate education as one of the most effective solutions to face climate change? One of the most consistent […]