Boost Africa investment to win climate fight: World Bank head

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Kristalina Georgieva said it was vital that nations least responsible for global warming are assisted in adapting to the extreme weather and food insecurity their citizens face.

"If cities don't develop taking into account what climate will be 10, 20, 30, 40 years down the road it can be quite catastrophic for the populations," said Georgieva.Experts from more than 170 nations are in the Kenyan capital this week for the UN Environment Assembly, which aims to push countries to commit to slashing consumption and waste.

A constant refrain in environment circles is how to get the private sector to buy in to greening the global economy. For example, across Africa - a continent not short of sun - solar makes up just 1.5 percent of energy production.

 

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