Ruto-led Nairobi Declaration fails to make impact at climate summit

Activists with banners and flags hold a gathering to demand that rich countries help developing nations tackle global warming, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 21, 2024. [AFP]

The first week of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) exposed a gap between the promises made during the Nairobi Africa Climate Summit and the current discourse.

Ahead of the global climate talks, it was expected that Africa's approach would take precedence, after the leaders vowed to lead a unified call to action, through the Nairobi Declaration.