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COP27: Spain, Switzerland announce €10m to AfDB’s urban, municipal devt fund

The Swiss Confederation and Spain have announced additional financial support of €10 million to African countries and cities affected by the negative effects of...
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African Group: NDCs on course to failure as climate finance remains opaque

“Developed nations are not just leaving Africa behind in the Global Goal for Adaptation to Climate Change, they are flying too far away from...
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As COP27 drags into 11th hour, worrying divergences remain on key issues

“While it was pitched as an implementation COP, COP27 is turning into a ‘repetition’ COP. The situation is serious with a deadlock on an...
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Corporate Accountability, Friends of the Earth score COP27 low

Tangible progress was not made in checkmating industry distraction and delay of the climate negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, climate justice groups that...
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COP27 negotiations risk collapse as phasing out fossil fuels omitted from cover text

Tensions are mounting in the final hours of COP27 as the newly released cover decision text fails to commit to the swift, just, and...
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COP27: Climate change talks ending in anti-climax for Africa?

As they gathered for the international climate change talks in Sharma el-Sheikh, Egypt, known as the African COP, climate activists from the continent anticipated...
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EU, four member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa

The European Union (EU) climate policy chief, Frans Timmermans, told the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, that the bloc...
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Germany commits €40m to AfDB’s climate action window

Germany has committed €40 million to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Climate Action Window, German State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development, Jochen...
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