“The true cost of climate change isn’t measured in billions lost, but in futures uprooted, homes swallowed, cultures erased, and decisions made too late.” RRN2025 This year alone, […]
Whose Data Is It Anyway? Data Without Return is Extraction, Not Research
Data is not neutral. It carries power — and that power belongs first to those who live the reality it captures. ~RRN Introduction Across Africa’s coastal communities, data […]
The Power of Small Actions: How Micro-Influence Shapes Climate Action
When people think of climate action, they often envision large-scale movements, high-profile activists, and international policies. While these are crucial, they overshadow the power of micro-influence—the small, everyday […]
Conserving Africa’s Ecosystems: A Practical Approach through Payment for Services (PES)
Conservating nature the Africa’s ecosystem is crucial to scale sustainability for the continent who produces lest emissions but fell the impact of climate change the most. Through this […]
Shift in Seasons and Ecosystem Imbalances
The shift in seasons are creating ecosystems imbalance we currently experience across the world as the earth’s surface temperature continues to rise as a result of human-induced climate […]
RRN Launches Coastal Rural Community Conference on Climate Change Campaign
In the past two decades, the escalating climate crisis has posed significant challenges to coastal communities. It has disrupted local coastal fishing economies, heightened vulnerability, and disproportionately affected the coping capacities needed to strengthen resilience, especially for women and persons with disabilities residing in Sub-Saharan African countries.
RRN Research Study Tour: Driving Coastal Communities’ Participation in Climate Action
In August 2023, we launched of RRN Community Research Study Tour where we began exploring the five coastal communities selected to achieve our mission for the research and […]
Empowering Communities and Social Ventures in the Fight Against Climate Change
Climate change is deeply intertwined with issues of inequality. Those who contribute the least to climate change often suffer the most severe consequences. Vulnerable populations, such as indigenous communities, disabled individuals, pregnant women, and unborn babies, are disproportionately affected. Recognizing this stark reality is crucial for shaping climate action and policy.
Revamp Rave’s Roadmap to Mobilising Communities for Climate Action. Let’s dive in!
Throughout history, communities have been instrumental in addressing intricate communal issues through time-honored, locally rooted approaches that have been passed down through generations. Nevertheless, their participation in advancing climate action tends to be limited or non-existent, falling short of the collaborative effort required to propel climate action and sustainability forward in order to expedite the achievement of sustainable development goals.
RRN Community Engagement Research Study Tour
In August 2023, we launched our research study tour across five of Nigeria’s largest coastal communities to delve into the intricacies of environmental change realities and assess the […]