Nairobi, April 30 (IANS) The industrial north should honour the commitment to providing capital and technologies required to help African countries cope with the unfolding climate emergencies, Kenyan President William Ruto said. We should be assisted to re-engineer green growth," the President said, adding that Kenya will host the Africa Climate Summit on September 4-6. Joyce Banda, the former president of Malawi, urged developed countries to step up their financial obligation as a means to strengthen climate mitigation and adaptation in Africa. She emphasised that delivering climate justice in Africa will have spin-off effects, including improved livelihoods for local communities, peace, cohesion, and gender parity. By leveraging private capital and fiscal incentives from governments, African countries could plug the funding shortfall that has hobbled the green transition, said Ibrahim.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2023 00:22 UTC