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Climate experts want more money allocated to water projects in Africa

Paris, France: Experts at the ongoing climate conference in Paris, Italy want finance for water and climate change adaptation in Africa prioritised.

Under the theme "Seizing Opportunity for Africa: Prioritising Water in the new Climate Financing Mechanism", Han Seung-soo, special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water called for more balanced thinking with a view to changing the current trend in climate change negotiations where mitigation always receives more attention than adaptation.

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