11/08/2025
Opinion | Africa on the Climate Frontline: Will Climate Promises Reach the Most Vulnerable?
The Horn of Africa saw one of the worst droughts in recent history from 2020 to 2023, worsened by La Niña, with failed rains leaving Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia in deep crisis. Families went hungry, livestock died, crops failed, and what was left was washed away by flash floods in 2023?2024 as the skies cleared. Climate change is hitting very hard where resources are scarce. The Global South is already experiencing the future that many people fear, from heatwaves in Africa#8217;s Sahel to rising sea levels in SIDS. However, pledges made by countries are not fulfilled when it comes to funding, resilience, and adaptation. The injustice of climate change is clearly visible in the Global...
