COP 27, the United Nation’s annual climate conference, is rounding up in Egypt, and the spotlight is on Africa.
Despite contributing less than 4% of global emissions, Africa is the worst hit by climate change. Worse, the effects, such as flooding and drought, compound our already dire development issues and increase poverty levels. Taking matters to an even worse level, we don’t have the funding to build infrastructure to adapt to these climate change effects.
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COP 27 is underway in Egypt, and President Buhari has written an opinion piece in the Washington Post titled “How not to talk to Africa about climate change.”
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Available data corroborates President Buhari’s claims on poor funding to developing nations and natural resource hypocrisy by rich countries.
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However, a balanced view also acknowledges Nigeria’s shortcomings in responding to climate change disasters and developing its own natural resources.
Macky Sall, the President of Senegal,
