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Less than half of the committed adaptation funds in Africa were actually disbursed between 2014 and 2018, with the problem being failure of delivery.

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More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists, outnumbering delegates from most countries, are attending COP30 in Belém, Brazil, highlighting a stark imbalance that risks corporate influence.

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Kenya⁠ is position⁠ing itself as a global lea‍d‍er in climate adap⁠tati⁠on for the urban poor.

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Governments redesign energy markets to attract private and foreign investors.

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How debt cancellation is Africa's last hope for climate justice

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Ruto seals deal for Ethiopian power, offers to mend Nile Rift

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Addis declaration: Africa sharpens its demands on global climate stage

Africa has stopped asking. In Addis Ababa, leaders declared that the continent will no longer wait for external blueprints or piecemeal aid.

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Less than half of the committed adaptation funds in Africa were actually disbursed between 2014 and 2018, with the problem being failure of delivery.

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