Africa: Ten Years After the Paris Agreement, the Super-Rich Are Widening the Emissions Gap and Putting World On Track for Catastrophe

Africa: Ten Years After the Paris Agreement, the Super-Rich Are Widening the Emissions Gap and Putting World On Track for Catastrophe

In response to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report published today, Nafkote Dabi, Climate Policy Lead at Oxfam, said: “Just days before global leaders arrive in Brazil for COP30, this report is a blaring siren calling for greater climate action. “Since the Paris Agreement, the richest 1% have used up more than twice the carbon budget…

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Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries’ Group to Negotiate Way Out of Agricultural Catastrophe

Africa: Landlocked Developing Countries’ Group to Negotiate Way Out of Agricultural Catastrophe

Awaza, Turkmenistan — Agriculture is a critical sector in landlocked developing countries, as more than half (55 percent) of the population is employed in the agriculture sector – significantly higher than the global average of 25 per cent. As such, the deterioration of food security in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) is an unfolding catastrophe. There…

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