Africa paying price of delayed climate funding

When Activists demonstrated at the UN Climate Summit COP29. [AFP]

The establishment of a fund two years ago to address climate-induced loss and damage was hailed as a major milestone in advancing the global response to the climate crisis by going beyond mitigation and adaptation.

When, in 2022, the global climate dialogue at COP27 paved the way for the creation of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), and countries pledged to contribute financially, vulnerable nations breathed a sigh of relief.