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Africa’s Climate Reparations Require Data That Doesn’t Exist
A lack of weather stations is holding back climate science in Africa, a problem for the continent's ability to claim compensation for climate damages.
People attempt to remove a car washed away by flood water in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Over the next few weeks, tens of thousands of people will gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the annual United Nations’ climate talks. COP27 is the first such gathering to be held in Africa since 2016, bringing attention to a region that’s suffering the worst impacts of climate change while having contributed the least to it.