Rich nations pay lip service to crisis leaving millions exposed

President William Ruto addresses the ministerial conference of the Africa Climate Summit at the KICC, Nairobi, on August 4, 2023. [PCS, Standard]

Despite being largely responsible for the worsening climate crisis in East Africa, rich nations are accused of underpaying affected countries.

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan were paid $2.4 billion in climate-related development finance in 2021, in stark contrast to the $53.3 billion East Africa, to meet its annual climate goals by 2030.