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24/10/22

Africa’s crisis COP

Sirajganj, Bangladesh 2020 flooding
Flooding in Sirajganj, Bangladesh in 2020. COP27 is expected to see climate champions from the global South calling for the world’s wealthiest countries to phase out fossil fuels and deliver on their climate commitments. Copyright: Moniruzzaman Sazal/Climate Visuals Countdown/Oregon State University (CC BY-SA 2.0). This image has been cropped.

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While climate chaos gallops ahead, climate action has stalled, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres told world leaders heading into critical climate negotiations at COP27.

In this Spotlight, SciDev.Net examines why climate champions from the global South are pushing to get the world’s wealthiest countries to phase out fossil fuels and deliver on the financial promises that vulnerable communities on the climate frontlines so desperately need.

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