Africa faces a staggering $2.5trn climate financing gap by 2030. African leaders demand renewed commitments to the Paris Agreement that seeks to limit global warming to 1.5°C and money from developed countries that have historically been the world’s biggest polluters. The continent accounts for about 4% of greenhouse gas emissions and has contributed only a negligible amount of carbon dioxide that is warming the planet’s atmosphere. But climate change is not just an environmental problem. It can also contribute to conflict, for example when changing rainfall patterns make land less arable in areas where farmers compete for water and land. Well aware of these risks, the African Union (AU) is working to finalise a…
A study has highlighted the escalating risks climate change and biodiversity loss pose to children’s health worldwide. The review paper, published in the journal Nature, synthesised existing literature to demonstrate how biodiversity loss…
A study has highlighted the escalating risks climate change and biodiversity loss pose to children’s health worldwide. The review paper, published in the journal Nature, synthesised existing literature to demonstrate how biodiversity loss…
