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Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team, stated at the ‘Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development’, on Friday, that “Africa is warning faster than the global average, which puts agriculture and food security in jeopardy”.
“Those sectors already have a gender equality issue in the continent, which can be exacerbated by climate change.” Hart said, “women make up 60-80% of farmers. Yet, they represent 15-20% of land holders”.
UK COP26 Regional Ambassador for Africa Sir Nicholas Kay, stipulated that “adaptation, resilience and climate finance must be integrated into the development agenda”.
“A big portion of the $100 Billion committed to climate finance in Paris shall go to adaptation, and more of that adaptation money shall be distributed on a micro-level”, Kay noted.
Chair of Youth Organization on Climate Change in Sudan and Member of the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change Nisreen al-Saim highlighted that “conflicts affect nature and not just climate change”.
“A UN report verified that the number of people who need humanitarian aid rose from 5.5% to 7.9% in Sudan, due to conflicts and lack of access to natural resources”, al-Saim showcased.
“Electricity is accessible on a limited scale in Sudanese rural areas, which makes using Zoom not an option at the time of pandemic and hindering the educational process”, al-Saim lamented.
She regretted that her country “does not get enough financial support in that realm”.
