COP26: What Outcomes does Africa need from the Summit?
CLIMATE CHANGE: Africa is the most vulnerable continent to the effects of climate change due to its low adaptive capacity, as a result of financial and technological limitations. Despite contributing less than 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, the continent feels the effects of a warming planet more intensely than anywhere else. COP26 offers […]
14% of Corals Wiped Out by Climate Crisis
ENVIRONMENT PARIS: Dynamite fishing and pollution-but mostly global warming-wiped out 14% of the world’s coral reefs from 2009 to 2018,leaving graveyards of bleached skeletons where vibrant eco systems once thrived, according to the largest ever survey of coral health. “Climate change is the biggest threat to the world’s reefs” Paul Hardisty, CEO of Australian Institute […]