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As climate woes worsen, Africa’s economies suffer, UN says
The Associated Press ^ | March 15, 2023 | By WANJOHI KABUKURU

Posted on 03/15/2023 10:23:34 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

From devastating cyclones and floods to an unrelenting drought, African countries are spending between 2% and 9% of their budgets to respond to extreme weather events, according to a report released by the United Nations on Wednesday.

A committee of experts shared the findings at the annual U.N. conference of African ministers of finance and economic planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

“Climate change is having a devastating impact on Africa’s economies, and the situation is expected to worsen in the coming years,” Antonio Pedro, the acting executive secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa told The Associated Press.

Climate change, alongside the war in Ukraine and a global economic slowdown have been identified as key factors that have led to Africa’s economic decline from a growth of 4.6% in 2021 to just 3.6% in 2022, the U.N. report said.

“Climate change has tremendous impacts in African economies and climate action is impossible without climate finance,” said Nemera Gebeyehu Mamo Ethiopia’s planning minister. “Leveraging climate finance can fight poverty and inequality in Africa.”

A pledge by rich nations to provide $100 billion a year in climate finance has not yet been fully met.

Pedro called on African countries to take matters into their own hands and raise funds by developing carbon credits, where companies and governments pay into reforestation schemes to offset their emissions.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

While China & India economies are doing fine.


21 posted on 03/15/2023 10:51:34 AM PDT by entropy12 (Food is most popular anxiety drug, exercise is the least popular.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Africa doesn’t have the infrastructure to support an ever growing population and deal with droughts, crop failures and destructive storms.

If Ethiopia suffered a famine 40 years ago with a population of 35 million, how are they to endure the same crop failures with a population of 125 million?


22 posted on 03/15/2023 10:52:58 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: BenLurkin

The economic climate is getting worse with every degree increase in Marxism.


23 posted on 03/15/2023 10:55:39 AM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: BenLurkin
"What climate woes?"

Are you saying you aren't buying their claims of "devastating cyclones and floods to an unrelenting drought"? Are you some sort of denier?


24 posted on 03/15/2023 10:59:11 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (The government's lying liars love to lie)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Read:
Africa suffers from devastating corruption.
The leaders need another 100 millions to satisfy their appetite!


25 posted on 03/15/2023 11:01:08 AM PDT by AZJeep
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Because African economies have always been so robusr.


26 posted on 03/15/2023 11:06:35 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“Climate change is having a devastating impact on Africa’s economies.."

Uhh, just like weather has been doing since the dinosaurs.

27 posted on 03/15/2023 11:14:31 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: adorno

You speak truth. South Africa is an excellent example of what you stated. What used to be successful country with many advances in the medical field and successful agriculture has turned into a disaster.

It is a result of the change in governance, nothing else.


28 posted on 03/15/2023 11:17:15 AM PDT by up hermit
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

East Palestine Ohio needs to declare a “ climate emergency”


29 posted on 03/15/2023 11:17:28 AM PDT by silverleaf (It’s not propaganda just because you disagree with it. )
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To: silverleaf
East Palestine Ohio needs to declare a “ climate emergency”

More like declare itself a part of Ukraine.

30 posted on 03/15/2023 11:18:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did the worlds largest desert just form? Did the monsoons just start to happen? Did the Equator just move to the middle of Africa? What about Africa has changed? 2000 years ago they had sand storms that swallowed entire cities. They had massive floods. They had dengue fever, yellow fever, dysentery for thousands of years. Exactly what has changed?


31 posted on 03/15/2023 11:22:29 AM PDT by poinq
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To: Sacajaweau

The cure all....MONEY...and the USA’s MONEY in particular.”

The left “hates” money, hates the rich and they hate people with money-—but the answer to everything is “money”. Make people rich using tax dollars for reparations.....making them rich. More stupid lying hypocrisy....


32 posted on 03/15/2023 11:23:20 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: dfwgator
Does Kiev have a sister-city?
33 posted on 03/15/2023 11:28:02 AM PDT by silverleaf (It’s not propaganda just because you disagree with it. )
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To: fireman15

UN = Unbelievable Nonsense


34 posted on 03/15/2023 11:46:16 AM PDT by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Check the lifestyles of all those UN clowns that made this claim.

After you finish laughing, you can tell them to put up or STFU. When they to go a one room house, no cars, etc., we just might try to give a shi....er...Obama.


35 posted on 03/15/2023 11:53:57 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Because nothing will quite connect Cape to Cairo as much as climate change hysteria.


36 posted on 03/15/2023 12:06:43 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Pot legalization licenses every degenerate pothead piece of trash to force drug neighbors.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Africa’s problems are largely caused by their culture, not by “global warming” or skin color.


37 posted on 03/15/2023 1:40:54 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Coldest, rainiest first three months of January in a long
time here in Southern California, but yeah it’s ever so much
hotter this year. /s

This planet should be on suicide watch, because that’s
exactly what the WEF and Communists want to gain full
control.

All the little wolk folks are falling right into line.

They won’t last long under what is coming, if our direction
doesn’t change.


38 posted on 03/15/2023 2:45:16 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Blame it on the Bossa Nova.


39 posted on 03/15/2023 2:48:58 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Hiya Joe, still got those UN cucks singin' your tune, eh ?   ;-)
40 posted on 03/15/2023 4:27:09 PM PDT by tomkat (SOTU = FUBAR)
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