{"id":29873,"date":"2026-03-25T12:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=29873"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:08:02","slug":"sabc-chief-calls-for-urgent-climate-financing-solutions-at-africa-matters-summit-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sabc-chief-calls-for-urgent-climate-financing-solutions-at-africa-matters-summit-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"SABC Chief calls for urgent climate financing solutions at Africa Matters Summit in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Group Chief Executive Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Nomsa Chabeli, has called for urgent and scalable climate financing solutions as the Africa Matters Summit continues in Johannesburg, SA.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Delivering the opening address under the theme \u201cFinancing Africa\u2019s Recovery in the Context of Climate Change,\u201d Chabeli highlighted the disproportionate impact of climate change on the continent.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chabeli says, \u201cAfrica is at the forefront of climate impact. While our continent contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, we bear some of the harshest consequences, including floods, droughts, food insecurity and economic disruption.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She says while climate finance exists, access remains a major challenge for African countries.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cClimate finance exists, yet access remains constrained. Recovery cannot be delayed, it must mean resilience, growth and equity for Africa,&#8221; she says.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chabeli emphasised the need for practical solutions to unlock funding and drive implementation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chabeli says, \u201cWe must align policy with capital, close project preparation gaps, unlock scalable financing mechanisms, and move decisively from pledges to deployment.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She outlined three key priorities for the continent, resilience, growth and equity.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chabeli says, \u201cAt the centre is resilience, ensuring African economies are climate proofed. Alongside this is growth, unlocking investment that drives jobs and energy access. And equally important is equity, ensuring access to capital reaches all communities, particularly the most vulnerable.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chabeli also highlighted the role of the public broadcaster in shaping climate discourse and awareness.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chabeli says, \u201cAs SA\u2019s public broadcaster, we recognise that climate change is not only an environmental challenge, but a defining development issue that demands informed, collective action. Our commitment to editorial independence, accuracy and integrity remains unwavering. We will continue to produce journalism grounded in fact that serves the public interest and supports Africa\u2019s transition to a resilient and sustainable future.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She urged stakeholders to ensure the summit delivers tangible outcomes, \u201cLet this summit be remembered not for its discussions alone, but for the commitments we unlock, the mechanisms we design, and the capital we mobilise. Africa\u2019s resilience, growth and equity depend on it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;WendyMothata\/ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29869,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-29873","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Chabeli emphasised the need for practical solutions to unlock funding and drive implementation.","published_date":"","news_description":"Chabeli emphasised the need for practical solutions to unlock funding and drive implementation.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29875,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29873\/revisions\/29875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=29873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}