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Ousmane Badiane

Executive Chair of AKADEMIYA2063 and Co-chair of the Malabo Montpellier Panel.

AKADEMIYA2063

Ousmane Badiane is Executive Chair of AKADEMIYA0263 and co-chair of the Malabo Montpellier Panel

January 03, 2023

The agreement made at the recent COP27 climate summit to develop a new loss and damage fund is a welcome step forward for many nations – particularly in Africa, a continent most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change.

However, commitments to support vulnerable countries in adapting to climate change must go beyond loss and damage.