KAMPALA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Africa is considered one of the continents most severely impacted by climate change. Despite some progress made at the UN climate conference held earlier this month, more concrete actions are urged to tackle the climate crisis facing African countries.
In the Horn of Africa, some 22 million people are suffering from food insecurity due to drought. According to data from the World Food Program, in 2022, at least 9.2 million livestock deaths occurred in the drought-affected areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Meanwhile, in Nigeria, more than 600 people have died, and over 3.2 million have been affected by the floods that have hit more than 30 states in the West African country this year.
Earlier this month, a long-awaited "loss and damage" fund to help those countries that are vulnerable to climate change was approved at the end of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
However, many have said that the fund will not be enough to address concerns.
China has long supported other developing countries in their fight against climate change through South-South cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative. In various parts of Africa, China-Africa cooperation in renewable energy is bearing fruits.
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