Mauritius is securing climate funding, but weak oversight and poor coordination risk leaving vital adaptation money mismanaged.
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South Africa needs almost US$15 billion over a decade just to reach a basic level of climate adaptation, that protects water, food, health and infrastructure.
The most important thing to do is to lower the cost of capital for African countries.
Africa is heavily dependent on agriculture. At this year’s COP30 conference, the continent needs to secure more funding to adapt land to climate disasters.
Top contributors
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Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University
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Lecturer in International Finance and Economics, University of Mauritius
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Senior research officer: Climate Adaptation in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town
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Director Africa, CIFOR-ICRAF, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)