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She Is Africa’s First Heat Officer. Can She Make Her City Livable?

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Eugenia Kargbo remembers when Sierra Leone’s capital was greener and cooler, and is now trying to help the city combat rising temperatures.

Climate Change Contributed to Deadly West African Floods, Scientists Find

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Amid the ‘loss and damage’ debate at global climate talks, the study adds to evidence that less-developed countries suffer from warming that industrialized nations largely cause.

How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming

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Developing nations are reducing their debt by pledging to protect their resources in financial deals that could give them a bigger role in the fight against climate change.

‘Life Brought Me Here.’ An Island Nation Adapts to a Changing Climate

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Droughts, cyclones and floods have forced the people of Madagascar, a poor country in the southern Indian Ocean, to find new homes, new livelihoods and even new diets.

South Africa approves $8.5bn energy transition investment plan

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Insiders say less than 3% of the money rich countries promised is earmarked as grants, raising concerns about fairness and South Africa’s debt burden

How Scotland pays back for Malawi climate damage

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Scotland is one of the first countries in the world to stump up cash for "loss and damage" caused by climate change in poorer countries.

How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa

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The mosquitoes that transmit the disease dramatically increased their range over the last century as temperatures warmed, scientists reported.