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MONROVIA – The vast majority of Liberian youth aged 18 to 38 are unemployed and unskilled. This constituency group makes up 65 % percent of the population and they hold 45 percent of the world\u2019s rainforest that purifies carbon emissions created by industrialized nations.<\/p>\n

The Youth Climate Change Preparedness Conference, organized in partnership by the National Climate Change Committee, aims to develop Liberian Youth With Climate Finance.<\/p>\n

Africa owed a \u2018debt of broken promises\u2019 by developed nations despite the scale of existing and declared solutions, a sense of disappointment pervaded the African Adaptation Summit held in Rottenham by African Union leaders on September 9, 2022.<\/p>\n

Participants were critical of the speed with which climate and financial pledges were delivered.<\/p>\n

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned that \u201cthe Glasgow Pact is at risk of failing\u201d and highlighted that emissions only rising despite the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n

Yet, African leaders above all expressed regrets that key decision-makers \u2013 developed world leaders and the private sector \u2013 were not present. \u201cThe higher polluters would have immediate answers for us,\u201d DRC President Felix Tshisekedi stated.<\/p>\n

Mohammed added that \u201cwhat is now at risk is that you add another debt to Africa \u2013 one of broken promises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attending was Ghana\u2019s Nana Akufo-Addo, Senegal\u2019s Macky Sall, Dutch PM Mark Rutte and DRC\u2019s Felix Tshisekedi at the African Adaptation Summit. From industrialised nations\u2019 leaders, only Dutch PM Mark Rutte and the European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans show up at the summit in person. France, the UK and Norway are traditional donors. They sent their ministers for international developments as representatives.\u00a0Danish PM Mette Frederiksen provided a prerecorded statement.<\/p>\n

In total, the donors announced \u20ac55 million in new contributions:<\/p>\n

African leaders were grateful for the contributions and stressed the importance of African unity. \u201cI am convinced that those who are not here] will hear about the importance of this event,\u201d President Tshisekedi asserted.\u00a0 GCA\u2019s head Patrick Verkooijen expressed the need for \u201ca much deeper conversation with the private sector on how we can bring them to the table\u201d before COP27<\/p>\n

Climate Justice Against The Cost-Of-Living Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n

The attendees spoke in unison about Africa\u2019s heightened vulnerability to climate change \u2013 despite the continent\u2019s minuscule contributions to the crisis. AfDB\u2019s Adesina highlighted that although Africa has emitted less than 3 percent of historical global emissions, 9 out of 12 countries most vulnerable to climate change\u00a0are on the continent. This inequality is the foundation of African countries\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n

The leaders also highlighted the importance of timely adaptation efforts, which are not only climate justice.<\/p>\n

Climate adaptation costs less than paying for the bills each time there is a disaster.<\/p>\n

The promise to finance developing countries\u2019 climate adaptation has been in place since 2009. During COP15 in Copenhagen, developed countries to jointly mobilise $100 billion (almost \u20ac101 billion) a year by 2020 to respond to developing countries\u2019 climate needs.<\/p>\n

The Glasgow Climate Pact, signed last year at COP26 calls on developed nations to at most double their collective climate finance. The yearly funding gap, howeveer, will likely reach US$41.3 billion (\u20ac41.6 billion) by 2030 according to the Global Center on Adaptation.<\/p>\n

Liberian people depend on subsistence agriculture for their living. The country is severely handicapped by a tough economy and is further aggravated by climate changes. Africa’s agricultural activity and associated productivity has been declining over the past decade.<\/p>\n

This is due in large part to the numerous climate-related droughts that have hit African nations and other climate hazards. The planning of climate-resilient, low-greenhouse gas emissions activities has been a major step forward for African countries over the past 20 years to address climate-related challenges.<\/p>\n

The continent is most at risk from climate change. Governments have made efforts to develop plans, strategic documents, frameworks, assassinations, and institutional settings to guide socio-economic development.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of today, most countries\u2019 plans fall short to support their preparation to global challenges related to climate change and SDGs. Conflicting urgencies continue to defy the priority of the climate change agenda.<\/p>\n

These plans need to attract funding and investment at an appropriate scale, whether from domestic or foreign sources, in order to be implemented.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Source: New republic liberia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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