Climate crisis in Africa finally exposes real cause of hunger
People harvesting beans in Djibomben village in Togo, West Africa. The ravages of climate change and hunger do not occur in isolation but are part of the system we have built. PHOTO | GODONG | ROBERT HARDING HERITAGE | ROBERTHARDING VIA AFP
In the waning hours of the year’s biggest climate change conference – COP27 – we learned of a deal to create a loss and damage fund. This is essentially a source of finance to compensate poor countries for the pain they are incurring because of climate change. An often-cited example of such suffering is the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa region, which has put 22 million people at risk of severe hunger.
