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There are just two months left before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), and Egypt, Africa, and other developing countries in the world that are most affected by climate change are warning against making it a mere talk shop of promises.<\/p>\n

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and speakers at the 2nd<\/sup>On Tuesday, a ministerial meeting about climate and development was held in New York on the sidelines to the UN General Assembly. The participants questioned the ability of developed countries in New York to keep their promises at COP26 in Glasgow and in the 2015 Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n

They called for urgent action to raise funding for the world\u2019s most vulnerable nations.<\/p>\n

The top-level meeting calls for climate and natural objectives to be integrated into financial and economic policy. A significant action point will also be presented at COP27, November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are late. We must act. I\u2019m fed up with saying the same thing too many times in the same meetings. The collective enemy is business as usual. It\u2019s time for action,\u201d said US climate envoy John Kerry adding, \u201cWe are working on something serious to be put on the table at Sharm El Sheikh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senator Kerry spoke of his recent trips to Nigerian and Senegal. These are two of 48 sub-Saharan African countries that contribute less carbon gas emissions than 0.55%, but still suffer from climate change’s impacts.<\/p>\n

He stated that the world must change its business practices ahead of COP 27, and called for the participation of the private sector in raising the necessary financing to combat climate change.\u00a0 \u201cClimate and development go together. The key question is: Where is the money? All promises were left in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Adesina portrayed the reality of climate changes in some African countries, and described it as a heart-wrenching situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Cabo Verde, they have not had rain for nearly three years. In Mauritania, vast areas are deserted because of lack of rain,\u201d said the African Development Bank head<\/p>\n

\u00a0Adesina told the meeting: \u201cAfrica is suffering, choking, and is in serious financial distress for what it didn\u2019t cause. There must be a greater sense of urgency not in talking, but in doing and delivering resources that the continent needs very desperately.\u201d<\/p>\n

He charged the world to deliver at COP 27 -the Africa COP, \u201cwe must deliver the goods there. If there are good to be delivered, it\u2019s really about adaptation. We do desperately need to have the financing for adaptation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adesina spoke of the bank-led Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program that is mobilizing $25 billion in financing to support the continent.<\/p>\n

The speakers called for a coordinated strategy that includes funders, partners and the private sector working together in order to finance climate change, particularly adaptation. They also called on countries to honor the pledges they made at the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdaptation never gets the attention it deserves.\u00a0 Bill Gates, co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said that we need to ensure that we are funding the most impactful projects.<\/p>\n

He spoke out about how climate change has been exacerbated by a string of severe weather events in the past year. He stressed the need to take urgent action, including investing in scientists and technologies in developing countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is fantastic that there is the goal of doubling adaptation money by 2025 to $40 billion. Here are some thoughts on how we measure those 40 billion dollars.\u00a0 First, it should be focused on low-income nations. These needs are very severe. There is a question of how we define that money given these weather events and their effects on agriculture\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI don\u2019t think the world community is saying that we should spend less on vaccines in order to fund climate adaptation, but rather that we want this money to be incremental in the aid budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Environment, Dr. Jeanne d\u2019Arc Mujawamariya, and co-chair of the meeting echoed the voices of young people at the meeting.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cAs you can see, young people are worried about their future. Let us use today\u2019s ministerial meeting to learn from one another and share practical and tangible actions that will make young people proud of us. We are here together, working hand in hand to address the climate crisis to ensure a bright future for our young people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vinzealhar Ainjo Naen, a young climate activist from Papua New Guinea stressed the reality in her country.<\/p>\n

\u201cPapua New Guinea is one of many island nations experiencing the wrought of the climate and nature crisis-long droughts, submerging islands- you name it. My people and I are existing in these conditions every day,\u201d she told the meeting.<\/p>\n

Referring to what she described as a lengthy and complicated legal process to access climate funds at the national and international, she observed: \u201cI must stress that mother nature does not operate within legal frameworks, and we don\u2019t have time to waste.\u201d<\/p>\n

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell echoed the need for what he termed \u201ca series of actions\u201d to mobilize finance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to get the whole architecture working. Climate disasters are becoming more common in many forms. We are formally in a decade of decisive action,\u201d he reminded the meeting.<\/p>\n

The Second Climate and Development Ministerial Meeting, co-chaired jointly by the UK COP 26 President and Rwanda, was held to review the progress made since the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference and move forward with transformative global climate action.<\/p>\n

The meeting brought together representatives of 30+ countries, as well as representatives from the UN and the World Bank, Africa Development Bank, and IMF. It was designed to assess progress in areas of priority for climate-vulnerable nations and to deliver climate action.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group, on behalf of African Development Bank Group.<\/i><\/p>\n

Contact Media<\/strong>
Emeka Anuforo,
Communication and External Relations Department
[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/p>\n

About the African Development Bank Group<\/strong>
The African Development Bank Group is Africa\u2019s premier development finance institution. It is composed of three distinct entities, the African Development Bank(AfDB), African Development Fund(ADF) and Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). The Bank is present in 41 African countries and has an external office in Japan. It contributes to the economic growth and social progress of its 54 member states. For more information:\u00a0www.AfDB.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

APO has issued this Press Release. The content is not being monitored by African Business’ editorial staff. None of the content has been validated or checked by our editorial teams, proof-readers or fact-checkers. This announcement is solely the responsibility of the issuer.<\/i><\/p>\n

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