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How we can fix broken global climate financing

Executive Director of Environmental Africa, David Bwakali. [Courtesy]

Imagine if you earn $100 billion (Sh14.4 trillion) yearly. You would of course, be the richest human. In 2015 during the historic Paris Agreement, rich nations pledged $100 billion annually to help developing countries limit climate change.

Despite my prominent role in Africa's environmental journey, as a co-founder in 2006 of the Africa Youth Initiative on Climate Change, my organisation, Environmental Africa, has never tapped into these funds.

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