Why Climate Finance Is Vital for the Implementation of NDCs in Africa By Farai Shawn Matiashe Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

We did not start this fire, but we are being handed the bill. The wealthy country’s bill. It’s time to pay it.The USD 1.3 trillion roadmap is only a starting point; delivery and accountability are the real tests of success. —Evans Njewa, Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/why-climate-finance-is-vital-for-the-implementation-of-ndcs-in-africa/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside_COPs_th_Hour_Negotiations_for_LegacyBuilding_Belm_Climate_Deal_A_Disputed_Roadmap_to_Leave_Fo BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 18 2025 (IPS) - Funding cuts from the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe have left a funding gap in climate change programmes across Africa. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.