Ayurella Horn-Muller
The toll of climate-fueled disasters in the Global South is a focal point at COP27 as developing nations push for loss and damage financing.
The big picture: Climate change is contributing to an increase in heavier rainfall and has been linked to more intense flood events, creating “hotspots” in regions of Africa where flooding and rising food insecurity collide.
Driving the news: A study recently published in the journal PNAS found that flood events experienced in some African nations between 2009 and 2020 impacted food security for roughly 5.6 million people across the continent.
What they found: At least 12% of the food insecure populations analyzed in more than a dozen nations in West, East and South Africa experienced immediate and/or lasting impacts following a flood.
Speaking from COP27, Emtithal Mahmoud, a goodwill ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and former Sudanese refugee, tells Axios her family has been deeply affected by the impacts of climate change.
Zoom out: Parts of West and Central Africa are reeling following torrential floods that have damaged farms and destroyed harvests, further threatening food production and access already strained by conflict and the pandemic.
And yet, only 3% of public climate finance, or $9.3 billion, has gone to food systems every year since 2016, according to an October analysis by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food.
State of play: So far, negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on a new mandate for the next phase of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture — the only formal mechanism that considers agriculture and food security in the context of climate change at COP27.
Meanwhile: COP27 discussions on loss and damage financing continue this week, which a handful of wealthier countries have pledged millions toward, while Germany and other G7 countries revealed plans on Monday for a disaster aid insurance program.
Yes, but: Pakistan’s climate-fueled catastrophic floods have caused an estimated $40 billion in losses alone.
Courtesy: (Axios)
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