Release Event: The Damage Done – the case for climate reparations from Germany to Cameroon

How can countries like Cameroon seek justice for colonial exploitation and climate destruction?

Germany and Cameroon share a history marked by colonial exploitation and ongoing neocolonial structures. While Germany has built its wealth through industrialization and fossil fuel consumption—driving the climate crisis—countries like Cameroon are left bearing the consequences. Yet, mainstream narratives often downplay this reality, portraying Germany’s colonial past as distant history while framing the Global South as dependent on Western “aid.”

At the launch of our study, “The Damage Done – the case for climate reparations from Germany to Cameroon” we’ll open up a space for honest and empathetic conversations about colonial responsibility, climate debt, and reparations. Together with Lina Adil, Fatim Selina Diaby, Victorine Che Thoener, Oumarou Mfochivé and Tonny Nowshin, we’ll explore what justice could look like in the face of historical and ongoing climate injustices.

Let’s come together in solidarity, reflection, and action. See you in Berlin on April 24th!

🔗 Sign up here:https://contacts.knoe.org/civicrm/event/register?id=85&reset=1

Please use the link to sign up. We have limited seating capacities in the Aquarium, so get your ticket quickly!

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Where: Aquarium Berlin, Skalitzer Straße 6, 10999 Berlin
When: 7pm – 9pm
Entrance fee: for free
Languages: English, French
Translation: Possible