Loss and damage fund must work for Africa

'The Standard' journalist Stephen Nzioka (right) being helped to cross river Muuoni in Makueni County on November 27, 2023. [John Muia, Standard]

As the world convenes in Dubai for COP28, developing countries will be looking out for opportunities to scale up action against the "loss and damage" arising from climate change.

The principle of "Loss and Damage" acknowledges the irreversible adverse impacts and economic losses already underway as a result of years of denial and lack of attention to climate change issues. Unfortunately, the most vulnerable are least equipped to fight climate change.