Analysis - As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around?
The real catalyst for this combination of crises is the devastating impact of climate change on the environment, economy, society and security. Can Africa withstand the shocks and turn adversity into an opportunity for a new global positioning?
This raises three important questions. First, what does the global climate dialogue mean for the development agenda? Second, what are the implications of the climate crisis for the current world order? And third, how will the global climate emergency affect the security architecture of Africa and the world?Africa has developed a significant climate change footprint.
Africa has also shown leadership on the climate threat. The AU Peace and Security Council hosted a specialin 2021 to consider the nexus between climate change and security. At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace was launched, spearheaded by Egypt's COP27 presidency. However, there is another way. What if the world compensates Africa for not using the asset? This 'new carbon trade' makes sense considering that Africa bears the brunt of accumulated greenhouse gases released by the global north and rapidly developing countries like China and India. These have resulted in 1.1oC above pre-industrial levels, precipitating climate catastrophes worldwide.
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