Africa's climate burden is also an opportunity

Tomatoes in one of the greenhouse at the Kenya Seed exhibition stand on June 17, 2024. [Kipsang, Joseph, Standard]

Africa faces numerous problems occasioned by the climate crisis. And it is fine to repeat the near-cliche that the continent has contributed the least to the problem but suffers some of the worst effects of climate change, such as unpredictable weather that dents food security, agriculture, productivity, economy and other pillars.

These effects stagnate the continent's economic growth, as nearly 3 per cent of its GDP is spent on mitigation, with a likelihood of this doubling by 2030, according to government sources.