PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya vowed to make Africa’s voice on climate finance heard at the COP26 United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday.
“Two times in a row, developing countries have been promised US$100 billion per year but it has not yet been delivered,” said Kenyatta, speaking at the World Leaders Summit. “Finally, we expect that detailed rules and procedures for implementing the Paris Agreement will be finalized, and a clear way forward for a climate resilient pathway set.”
Much of the COP26 focus is on the world’s last, best chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change, and much of that focus is on the African continent. Still, Kenyatta expressed concern that Africa’s situation needs to be a global priority.
“Throughout Africa as the most vulnerable continent to the impacts of climate change, countries are already experiencing loss and damage of an increasing magnitude and
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