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November 20, 2024
Slow progress on climate finance fuels anger as COP29 summit enters final days

As the U.N.’s COP29 climate summit moves into its final days in Azerbaijan, there are growing frustrations over the apparent lack of progress toward securing a deal on climate finance, a crucial step in reducing emissions and limiting global warming. VOA’s Henry Ridgwell reports.

November 12, 2024
Liberia VP Koung addresses COP29 summit

Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Koung Tuesday addressed the COP29 climate summit and highlighted the importance of the Loss and Damages Fund (LDF) which experts say would help third world nations, including those in Africa, better co-operate with climate change and pollution.
November 12, 2024
Malawi VP Usi addresses COP29 summit

Malawi’s Vice President Michael Usi Tuesday addressed the COP29 climate summit where he explained how natural disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts and unpredictable weather patterns have destroyed lives and upended people’s livelihoods in the southern African nation.
November 12, 2024
Angola VP Costa addresses COP29 summit

Angola’s Vice President Esperança da Costa addressed the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku Tuesday, where she highlighted the importance of increasing adaptation financing to assist developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in dealing with loss and damage. She said the Loss and Damages Fund (LDP) should be used to help needy nations better co-operate with the effects of climate change.
November 12, 2024
Ivory Coast VP Koné addresses COP29 summit

Ivory Coast Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné Tuesday addressed the COP29 climate summit and spoke on government sponsored initiatives that are climate friendly and contributing to the growth of the West African nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
November 12, 2024
Tanzania VP Mpango addresses COP29 summit

Tanzania’s Vice President Philip Isdor Mpango Tuesday addressed the COP29 climate summit. He said climate change is costing the East African nation between 2-3% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), adding that approximately $19,3 billion will be needed by 2030 to ensure that Dar es Salaam can deliver on its action plans that were submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change that are focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
November 12, 2024
Ghana President Akufo-Addo addresses COP29 summit

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo Tuesday addressed the COP29 summit for the last time as the leader of the West African nation. He spoke about how his nation has reduced its annual greenhouse gas emissions, promotes the use of electric vehicles and has mobilized over $800 million by trading carbon credits with Switzerland and Sweden.
November 12, 2024
Togo’s President Gnassingbé addresses COP29 summit

Togo’s President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Tuesday addressed the COP29 summit where he called for improved action against climate change, especially from Western nations who environmentalists say are the world’s biggest polluters.
November 12, 2024
Congo President Nguesso addresses COP29 summit

Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo Brazzaville, and other African leaders addressed the COP29 climate summit. He spoke about a range of issues, among them his nation's contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change and prevent the loss of biodiversity.
November 12, 2024
Guinea-Bissau President Embaló addresses COP29 summit

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló Tuesday joined a list of African leaders who addressed the COP29 climate summit where he described measures taken by his country to fight climate change. He also highlighted collaborative projects between government and community leaders that prioritize biodiversity preservation.
November 12, 2024
Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa addresses COP29 summit

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Tuesday was among the African leaders who addressed the COP29 climate summit where he spoke on how his country has been impacted by El Nino induced droughts, and more.

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