Africa bags early spoils at Dubai climate talks
AFTER securing the landmark climate damage compensation deal at COP27, Africa's push for the Loss and Damage Fund gets a major shot in the arm at this year's climate summit, after states committed millions to activate it The Fund, which aims to provide financial assistance to countries at extreme risk from climate change, to support mitigation and recovery, was established after intense negotiations at COP27. A synchronised diplomatic offensive by African states had resulted in the historic deal to set up a kitty compensating states with historically low carbon emission levels for the impacts of climate change. Those include rising…