Our panel at the Africa Urban Forum did not shy away from hard truths. Climate-induced displacement is not a future threat; it is already happening. Entire communities are being uprooted, and the urban poor are hit first and hardest.

 The theme of the forum, "Adequate Housing for All: Advancing Socio-economic and Environmental Transformation towards the Realization of Agenda 2063,"directly positioned urban development as a non-negotiable prerequisite for Africa’s long-term prosperity. 

For generations, families in Kuku Group Ranch have relied on firewood as their main source of cooking fuel. Today, this dependence is threatening the very forests, wildlife, and water sources that sustain life.

For many households, firewood is still the main cooking fuel, a reality that drives deforestation, affects women and youth, and puts pressure on biodiversity.

Over 80% of households depend on firewood, driving forest degradation and increasing the burden on women and children who spend hours collecting fuelwood. Yet, there is strong community awareness of clean energy options, with biomass briquettes, biogas, and solar identified…

Effective disaster risk governance must be local, grounded in communities and integrated into mainstream urban planning frameworks.