Amnesty International calls on the wealthiest countries to help climate-stricken countries in Africa news

Amnesty International called on the wealthiest countries to compensate for the “catastrophic loss of homes and damage to livelihoods across the continent” of Africa.

According to the organization, with the displacement of millions due to disasters resulting from climate change, these wealthy countries will be required to “pay” at the 29th Conference of the Parties, scheduled to be held on the 11th and 12th of this month in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The organization said that the wealthiest countries “most responsible for global warming” are also required to fund adaptation measures taken by African governments to prevent further forced displacement, stop human rights violations, and help them achieve a rapid and equitable elimination of the production and use of fossil fuels.

The organization urged those countries to finance this agenda by urgently financing the Loss and Damage Response Fund, the main international fund that addresses the inevitable damage caused by climate change.

The organization noted that, so far, these countries have pledged less than $700 million out of $400 billion estimated by low-income countries to compensate for their losses and damages by 2030.

She added that adaptation measures cost between 30 and 50 billion US dollars annually in sub-Saharan Africa alone, noting that “international financial institutions must ensure the equitable distribution of funds to African countries on the basis of need.”

The organization stated that the African people have contributed the least to climate change, “yet, from Somalia to Senegal, and from Chad to Madagascar, we are suffering a heavy price for this global emergency that has pushed millions of people from their homes.”

“It is time for the countries that have caused so much devastation to pay up so that African people can adapt to the catastrophe of climate change,” said Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa.

Amnesty International’s research has shown, it says, that in every corner of the African continent, droughts, floods, storms or heat waves are displacing people within countries and across borders, leading to human rights violations including loss of shelter, and disrupting access to food and care. health and education, in addition to the risk of gender-based violence and even death.