Africa needs $2.7 trillion by 2030 to combat climate change
Africa currently requires approximately $2.7 trillion by 2030, an equivalent to $400 billion annually, to effectively combat climate change, according to a projection by...
Africa losing 5% of GDP annually to climate-related disruptions – UN
African economies lose up to 5% of Gross Domestic Product on average annually because of climate-related disruptions, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa...
COP29: AFDB wants African countries’ GDP calculation to reflect “green wealth”
As the world’s largest annual climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is aiming to mobilize...
Extreme weather cost global economy $2 trillion in past decade
Extreme weather events linked to climate change have cost the global economy over $2 trillion from 2014 to 2023, with the United States bearing...
COP29 begins, IPCC unveils events at climate change conference
Ahead of the upcoming 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...