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Africa Faces Disproportionate Burden From Climate Change: UN

Climate activists point out that Africa pays one of the highest prices for climate change while being responsible for just a fraction of global emissions (Credit: AFP)

Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Monday.

The African continent has been warming at a slightly faster rate than the global average -- at about 0.3 degrees Celsius per decade between 1991 and 2023, the WMO said in its report on the state of the climate in Africa last year.

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