Africa and climate justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens
Jhénelle Williams,
Simon Chin-Yee,
Mark Maslin
et al.
Abstract:Climate justice is not just a financial transaction to protect the environment. It needs to be seen as the protection of the most vulnerable in society after centuries of resource exploitation. African countries disproportionately face impacts of climate change on their environments, their economies, their resources and their infrastructure. This leads to greater vulnerability and increased exposure to the negative effects of a changing climate. In this article, we highlight the importance of climate justice a… Show more
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