South Africa has suffered the most extreme weather events out of all African countries in the past 12 years, according to a report. This week, the foundation is holding a governance forum focusing on climate change and its implications for Africa. | Fin24
South Africa has suffered the most extreme weather events out of all African countries in the past 12 years, according to a report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
This week, the foundation is holding a governance forum focusing on climate change and its implications for Africa. This is ahead of the United Nations' climate change conference, COP27, which will be held in Egypt later this year.The Road to COP27: Making Africa's Case in the Climate Debate on Tuesday. It highlights that historically, Africa has contributed the least to global emissions and the climate crisis. However, the continent is most vulnerable to its effects - with 172.3 million people affected by droughts and 43 million affected by floods between 2010 and 2022.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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