COP27: Federal Govt Urges African Leaders To Mitigate Climate Change Impact

The minister made this assertion while addressing African leaders during the launch of the African Carbon Market Initiative , a side event organised by the Climate Action at COP 27 taking place in Egypt.

He said, “Our actions today and over the next few decades will determine the fate of future generations and the planet. This year, we witnessed disastrous extreme weather events from terrifying wildfires in the United States, to unprecedented heat waves in India, Pakistan, and Europe, to powerful floods in my country, Nigeria. These devastating floods have affected about 33 states, displacing over 1.4 million people, destroying over 100,000 hectares of farmland and causing about 600 deaths.

“In addition, we are witnessing increased desertification, erosion, and pollution; the impacts of which are too severe to ignore. These glaring climate signals indicate that we do not have the luxury of time when it comes to the impacts of climate change.” The minister emphasised that despite contributing the least to both historical and current emissions, Africa bears the brunt of the impact of climate change to a disproportionate level; hence the case for accelerated climate action.He, therefore, called on African leaders to strongly demand urgent and decisive climate action from the developed countries that are mostly responsible for the emissions that cause climate change.

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