Many African countries are heavily reliant on climate-vulnerable sectors such as energy, tourism, water, and agriculture to survive and grow their economies (Dlamini, 2022). While Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with just about two to three percent of global emissions, it stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world. This vulnerability is driven by the prevailing low levels of socioeconomic growth on the continent. While climate change is global, the poor are disproportionately vulnerable to its effects. This is because they lack the resources to afford the goods and services they need to buffer themselves and recover from the worst of the changing climate effects (UN Environment Programme report). This is the case in Africa.
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