What is Africa’s goal at COP28 as the climate summit begins?

From left, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, of Zimbabwe, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, of Botswana, President Alar Karis, of Estonia, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program, attend a session at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, Nov. 7, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt [Peter Dejong/AP Photo]

As the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the world’s foremost climate summit, begins in the United Arab Emirates on November 30, Africa is grappling with some of the deadliest impacts of a heating planet.

The Horn of Africa, which suffered a drought earlier this year, is now battling floods. From Somalia to Kenya, extreme weather is forcing mass displacement.