11.21.2011

At the Crossroad

Climate change is affecting the world sooner and deeper than scientists realized and Africa is one of the regions most affected by it. But Africa is today at the forefront of the fight against it. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has launched the 17th Conference of the Parties or COP17 in Durban, South Africa. Entitled “Working Together, Saving Tomorrow Today,” this conference is at a crucial crossroad. The delegates will imperatively have to come up with innovative ideas to help resolve the problem of climate change.

Our guest Jamal Saghir, Director of Sustainable Development at the Africa Region of the World Bank says that, one thing people do not often realize is the correlation between climate change and infrastructure in developing countries and particularly Africa.

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