UNEP says law enactment key to revitalizing climate change war in Africa


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  • Friday, 28 Feb 2025

NAIROBI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- African governments should move fast to enact forward-looking laws aimed at boosting the fight against climate change, a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) official said on Thursday.

Rose Mwebaza, director and regional representative for Africa in UNEP, said recent extreme weather events across Africa are evidence of the worsening climate crisis, hence the need for legal intervention to halt the phenomenon.

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