As the conference approaches its second week, the world is no closer to agreeing to increase much-needed assistance for climate-vulnerable countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Being an expert on global warming from an African nation prone to disaster can depress Joyce Kimutai during the creaking COP climate summits, where politics often drowns out science.
Without this money, developing countries say they will struggle to move to clean energy, and adapt as climate shocks intensify. "I try to be optimistic, but honestly speaking, there are days that I wake up and I am very pessimistic, because you've seen the suffering of these communities of people who are vulnerable."Kimutai understands the price of climate inaction better than most huddled inside windowless negotiating rooms in a sports stadium in Baku for COP29.
Kimutai said in the Rift Valley, a hilly region where high school geography sparked her passion for science, landslides were becoming more frequent, seasons unreliable, and grass and water scarce for cattle. Kimutai said Kenya was"carrying the continent" as head of the Africa Group of Negotiators, which is seeking new finance that doesn't push nations into into debt.
Ewn News News Eyewitness News Eye Witness News Latest News News Today Ewn South Africa Ewn-News Primedia+ Primedia Plus Prime Media Plus
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Will COP29 deliver for Africa as Trump looms over climate finance talks?African nations are seeking $1.3 trillion in climate funds as fears grow over Trump’s potential impact on global climate finance commitments
Read more »
COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,Any deal is likely to be hard fought given a reluctance among many Western governments
Read more »
COP29 action on health 'a matter of life and death': WHOTedros said the health and associated economic benefits of measures to help the world cope with climate change far outweighed the investment needed to put them in place.
Read more »
COP29: Sungrow’s key role in driving clean energy transition in Azerbaijan and beyondAzerbaijan's commitment to diversifying its economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions mirrors similar aspirations in Africa
Read more »
COP29: Useless talkfest or powerful driver of change?Promises made at the climate conference need to be turned into effective action that can drive transformation
Read more »
COP29 talks stall from start with fight over agendaWith the world 'far off track' to meet Paris Agreement goals, COP29 negotiators must agree on climate finance to support developing nations.
Read more »