A report has shown that climate change has been having an adverse impact on the everyday life of Africans.
Titled “88% of Africans believe climate change is already affecting their everyday life”, the report showed that 61 per cent of respondents believed that climate change and environmental damage have affected their income or source of livelihood while 76 per cent of African respondents said that renewable energy should be prioritised.
According to the report, the results of the survey came at a critical moment for Africa after COP27, where the mobilisation of resources for the mitigation of global warming and the adaptation to its effects was at the heart of the debates.
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One of the decisive agreements reached at COP27 was on a new “loss and damage” fund for vulnerable countries hard hit by climatic disasters.
In his reaction, Vice-President, European Investment Bank, Ambroise Fayolle, said, “A great majority of respondents in the countries polled in Africa are alerting us that climate change is already impacting their families and sources of income. The results of the EIB 2022 Climate Survey also shows that developing renewable energy is seen as an important priority by most of the respondents.”
He noted that EIB has been supporting clean energy investments in Africa, such as wind power, hydropower, and off-grid solutions, for many years.
“We stand ready to use our full range of advisory and financial instruments to support our partners on the ground to mitigate climate change, adapt to its already palpable, negative effects, and ensure a just transition,” he said
Story was adapted from Punch.
