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Africa loses up to 9 percent of GDP annually due to climate crisis: UN Official
Africa is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, losing up to 9 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually, a UN official disclosed Thursday.Speaking at the African ministerial conference on environment held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, UN Climate Change director Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga emphasized the urgency of scaling up climate finance, to support Africa’s adaptation and resilience efforts.[....]