[allAfrica] Climate change continues to have escalating impacts on the world, making the Conference of the Parties (COP) an essential global climate action platform. Climate-related disasters are increasing worldwide, affecting mostly developing countries that contribute very little to global emissions. In Africa, climate change costs countries between 2% and 5% of their GDP. Some nations even allocate up to 9% of their budgets for disaster relief. Climate change has a particularly adverse impact on women due to

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