Africa broadcast its demands loud and clear during the Africa Climate Summit, but what happens in the weeks and months ahead will determine if anyone was really listening.
Also in today’s edition: Lots of pledges at the G20 summit, including from the World Bank.
The Africa Climate Summit was infused with the now-rote calls for wealthier governments, the private sector and multilateral lenders to help the continent cope with climate change, the effects of which it’s least responsible for but disproportionately harmed by.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
