Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (c) waves to the public during the closing ceremony of the Africa Climate Summit 2023. Source: Getty ImagesThe declaration was adopted on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 6, 2023, as curtains came down on the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023. What the Africa Climate Summit focused onThe 54-nation continent is acutely vulnerable to the growing impacts of climate change. Through the declaration, the leaders acknowledged that climate change is the single greatest challenge facing humanity and the single biggest threat to all life on Earth. As a call to action, the African leaders called upon world leaders to appreciate that decarbonising the global economy is also an opportunity to contribute to equality and shared prosperity.

Source: Daily Nation September 06, 2023 14:20 UTC