New partnerships for Africa to put climate equity, resilience – EQ Mag Pro
Glasgow : As delegates gathered in Glasgow for the second day of COP26 on Tuesday, real economy leaders join heads on stage to launch new partnerships that will catalyze finance and climate solutions in Africa and Small Island Developing States, and help half a billion farmers to implement regenerative farming practices this decade.
The cluster of new public-private partnerships, which unite captains of industry, finance and philanthropy with leading voices from civil society, such as Xiye Bastida and Selina Leem, address acute climate vulnerabilities countries face while accelerating rates of decarbonization and resilience building.
The mobilization of action and scaling-up of finance for these geographies is critical to advancing the climate action agenda. This climate action agenda will be at the centre of COP26 and is led by two UN High-Level Climate Champions — Nigel Topping and Gonzalo MuAoz — to drive breakthroughs across regions and sectors to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and build resilience of 4bn people to the impacts of climate change…Read More…
Source : IANS
