ADDIS ABABA: Kenyan President William Ruto called on Sunday (Feb 19) for rich countries to be held accountable for driving global warming and for a revamp of international financial institutions to better fight climate change. Poorer nations, especially those in Africa, have been hit disproportionately har
ADDIS ABABA: Kenyan President William Ruto called on Sunday for rich countries to be held accountable for driving global warming and for a revamp of international financial institutions to better fight climate change.
"We want a system that is accountable, that holds the emitters who pollute the world to account. If it is not accountable, then it is corrupt," Ruto said, adding that Africa should not be treated as"beggars" in climate talks. "Continuing the impunity of turning on fossil fuel, turning on coal as is happening today puts the whole globe at risk," Ruto said.The Kenyan leader said Africa must be treated as a key partner and that the global financial system must be overhauled if any results were to be achieved.
The Horn of Africa is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, and extreme weather events are occurring with increased frequency and intensity.
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