Climate action crucial to safeguard Africa's UN development goals: Zambian official


  • World
  • Tuesday, 03 Sep 2024

LUSAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The negative effects brought by climate change may derail Africa's progress toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals unless urgent measures are taken, a senior Zambian government official said on Monday.

Minister of Green Economy and Environment Mike Mposha said that extreme weather events in Africa were intensifying and impacting the continent's socio-economic development, a situation that requires urgent attention to protect the continent from the devastating effects of climate change.

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