INTERVIEW: Why Lagos water crisis is looming public health emergency- Environment expert
The water crisis in Lagos is a pressing issue, with the city needing over 700 million gallons of water daily but currently producing...
CAPPA – Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa
Improving inclusive and participatory governance, and mitigating the impacts of harmful corporate and state practices on our communities.
We stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners in fighting water grabbing, pollution, and systemic activities that endanger our ecosystems' sustainability
Our work on extractives and the environment focuses on supporting communities to organise, mobilise and build solidarity to prevent and mitigate these deleterious practices of the extractives sector.
There’s no doubt about it: the best thing we can do to fight climate change is keep forests standing. Yet the need to feed a rapidly growing global population—projected to reach 9 billion by 2050—is urgent
Working to ensure that the real Polluters i.e those who, through their production or consumption activities, do damage to the persons or impose "costs" on the environment, are held accountable and pay for their actions or inactions.
In solidarity with indigenous women at #COP27
Improving inclusive and participatory governance, and mitigating the impacts of harmful corporate and state practices on our communities.
We stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners in fighting water grabbing, pollution, and systemic activities that endanger our ecosystems' sustainability
Our work on extractives and the environment focuses on supporting communities to organise, mobilise and build solidarity to prevent and mitigate these deleterious practices of the extractives sector.
There’s no doubt about it: the best thing we can do to fight climate change is keep forests standing. Yet the need to feed a rapidly growing global population—projected to reach 9 billion by 2050—is urgent
Working to ensure that the real Polluters i.e those who, through their production or consumption activities, do damage to the persons or impose "costs" on the environment, are held accountable and pay for their actions or inactions.
Social Justice is about equality before the law; equality within the context of inalienable human rights. One of the biggest threats to social justice – and one of the clearest manifestations of social injustice – is the phenomena of poverty and inequality.
Across Africa, the extractive industry is a brutally reckless, mindless, destructive, violent and inhumane business operation. Whether it is the extraction of oil and gas or the extraction of solid minerals,
Our work on public health advocacy is focused on ensuring and enabling effective policies to promote healthy lifestyles and resist attempts by corporations, through their products or practices, to jeopardize public health.
Our work on the Democracy Outreach campaign is designed to raise awareness, educate, and engage citizens about the democratic process, highlighting the importance of active participation in democracy.
Climate change, caused largely by the activities of human beings, is already a reality in Africa, as it is all over the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] has found that Africa is among the most vulnerable continents to climate change,
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Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) works to advance human rights, challenge corporate abuse of our natural resources and build community power for inclusive development and participatory governance.
CAPPA is a Pan – African organisation that is passionately devoted to working with African communities to build partnerships with them towards taking collective social action towards the promotion and defence of the rights of peoples. It would challenge the abuse of our natural resources, our environment and our people through corporate and state policies and practices.
Enhancing Civic Engagement, Public Participation, and Inclusive Governance
A Case Study of World Bank Supported Water Projects in Ekiti, Rivers, and Bauchi States
Communicating Climate Change: Realities, Impacts and the Need for Action
We believe in measurable, transformative change for African communities. Through years of dedication, collaboration, and advocacy, we have built a legacy of empowerment, accountability, and justice across the continent. Our work has touched thousands of lives, from amplifying the voices of marginalized communities to influencing key policy changes that prioritize human and environmental rights.
This study serves as both a diagnostic resource and blueprint, illuminating the pitfalls of neoliberal reforms while outlining actionable strategies to reclaim public control over water resources. It is a timely and necessary intervention, urging policymakers, civil society actors, and international stakeholders to rethink water governance in Nigeria.
The water crisis in Lagos is a pressing issue, with the city needing over 700 million gallons of water daily but currently producing...