DTE Coverage of Africa Climate Summit 2023
Three-day summit ended with 'Nairobi declaration'; but not everyone is happy
Africa Climate Summit: Youth and children demand climate justice, call for action now
Africa Youth Climate Assembly emphasises need for collaborative and immediate action in a declaration, reflects urgency echoed in international climate agreements
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Leaders root for green growth, enhanced climate financing as talks begin
Move away from Global North vs Global South debate & join forces to end the climate crisis, says Kenya President Ruto
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Renewable energy potential can make the continent energy self-sufficient, says Ruto
Continent’s renewable resources can help other nations achieve their net-zero strategies by 2050
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent should exploit carbon market potential to raise climate finance, say experts
Africa’s climate activists, however, criticised initiative, saying it will incentivise pollution, benefit fossil fuel companies
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report
Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Experts criticise omitting health from main agenda
Point to inextricable link of public health with climate change
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Invest in resilient, efficient and sustainable food system, leaders urge
Minimising post-harvest food losses and waste, transiting to nature-based solution, among solutions advocated
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent experienced warmer year in 2022, warming most rapid in Northern Africa
Natural disasters in Africa caused close to $8.5 billion in economic damages in 2022
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Opinion split on carbon markets, some call it license for Global North to pollute
Carbon credits promoted by powerful interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel dependence, say opposers
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Private sector commits to invest in green growth, mitigation & adaptation
They also committed to a just and equitable transition that ensures their supply chains, value chains
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Africa Climate Summit 2023 ends with ‘Nairobi Declaration’, but not everyone is happy
The declaration has received mixed reactions, with activists, members of civil society, energy and health experts, criticising it for not being inclusive and radical enough
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Africa Climate Summit 2023: Governments asked to enhance finance towards healthcare; invest in resilient systems
Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250, 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress, WHO data shows
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