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Saskia Werners, Head of Section & Academic Officer, United Nations University

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Participants during the closing ceremony of the UN Climate Summit COP27. Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance. from www,gettyimages.com

Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with less than 4% of global emissions. Yet it stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world.

It was therefore fitting that the UN climate change conference last year, COP27, was hosted in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

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