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  • Publication | 2023
Time to Act: African children in the climate change spotlight
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights:

This report highlights the disproportionate impact of climate change on children in Africa, a region that has contributed minimally to global carbon emissions. It also shows that international climate finance does not prioritize children, with only 2.4 per cent of the multilateral climate funds (MCF) allocated to projects that are child-responsive.

The report calls on relevant stakeholders to prioritize five key sets of actions: 1) Strengthen climate resilience of essential service systems to protect children and communities; 2) Allocate more domestic and international funding for child-responsive climate programs; 3) Equip children with climate education and green skills; 4) Involve children in decision-making processes; and 5) Reduce carbon emissions globally.