COP30: Africa needs funding to adapt to the climate crisis – what negotiators need to do to secure it

By: Brian Mantlana, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Basanda Xhanti Nondlazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 21, 2025

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Last Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago

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By Brian Mantlana, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Basanda Xhanti Nondlazi, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and setting up new forests to absorb greenhouse gas emissions.

But this hasn’t worked; greenhouse …

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