For years now, Somalia has experienced the effects of not only climate change, but also climate extremes – oscillating between devastating droughts and fierce floods. Ranked as the most climate-vulnerable country in the world, Somalia faces lasting environmental and socio-political challenges due to the frequent extreme climate events; furthermore, efforts to secure timely climate financing are hampered due to ongoing conflict in the country.

In this episode, Abdihakim Yusuf Ali Ainte and Maram Ahmed discuss ways to turn Somalia’s climate vulnerability to climate resilience. They explore the environmental and socio-political challenges brought by devastating climate events, which exacerbate ongoing conflict and humanitarian challenges such as food security, displacement, and poverty. They also discuss innovative climate financing methods for improved climate adaptation.

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• https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2024-09/developing-countries-need-cheaper-loans-or-world-will-miss-its
• https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/11/africas-maritime-agency-cannot-be-overlooked
• https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/10/africa-aware-drought-horn-africa
• https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/12/towards-just-transition-africa

There is a deeply entrenched view both within and outside of Nigeria that corruption represents an intrinsic feature of Nigerian society.

In reality, however, the issue of corruption is more complex and driven by a range of social and behavioural factors. It is these underlying factors sustaining corruption in Nigeria that the Chatham House Africa Programme’s Social Norms and Accountable Governance (SNAG) research project seeks to diagnose and address – posing the central question: ‘why do people do what they do?’

In this episode, Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann and Dr Raj Navanit Patel discuss how and why the SNAG research project came about, explain the social norms methodology that underpins their research, and share key findings from the project for policymakers and Nigerian citizens.

Odeh Friday (Country Director, Accountability Lab Nigeria) discusses Accountability Lab Nigeria’s engagement with government officials who have rejected corrupt practices and changing the narrative on corruption in Nigeria.

The Social Norms and Accountable Governance (SNAG) research project is supported by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Collective Action on Corruption in Nigeria

Pass-mark bribery in Nigerian schools

Vote-selling behaviour and democratic dissatisfaction in Nigeria

In this episode, Wenjie Chen, Deputy Division Chief of the Regional Studies Division at the International Monetary Fund’s African Department, discusses the IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa titled 'A Tepid and Pricey Recovery'.

The International Monetary Fund’s global economic outlook for 2024, released this January, cites a resilient global economy with positive projections for the year ahead. Africa is expected to be the second fastest-growing economic region in the world in 2024, following Asia. Despite this positive forecast, there are concerns about the rising costs for African countries to meet their debt obligations and a funding squeeze that hinders the region’s economic growth potential.

In this episode, Wenjie Chen, Deputy Division Chief of the Regional Studies Division at the International Monetary Fund’s African Department, discusses the IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa titled "A Tepid and Pricey Recovery," released in April 2024. She highlights key findings from the report and contextualizes the IMF’s recommendations for harnessing Africa’s economic growth potential amid inevitable shocks.