Developed countries have outrightly been dishonest

The empty or half-heartedly met promises for climate reparation date back to 2009. [iStockphoto]

Failure by rich countries to honour their climate change financing commitments is directly hurting sub-Saharan Africa, with the worsening situation costing not just lives, but also $157 billion.

An analysis of a report by a lobby of laureates indicts global north countries and paints a picture of willful neglect and whose impact manifests in direct loss of life.