AFR 100 Africa restoration project aims to restore 121 million hectares of land in 31 African countries. The aim is to create an economic opportunity for farmers who would otherwise be dependent on destroying the forest they have. But one small unit at a time, there's not one silver bullet, but how do you grow this new kind of economy that is supportive of recovery we need and shift to a low carbon future?
According to the United Nations Development Program, 54 countries, accounting for half the world’s population, face such critical debt burdens that they simply cannot finance climate adaptation and mitigation on their own. Most of these same countries are in the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world, setting them up for compounding disasters.
At the same time, every nation on earth is being asked to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels — which enabled the richest countries to develop their economies. So how can those in the developing world make the transition to a clean energy economy while centering economic justice?
This episode is a collaboration with Foreign Policy’s Heat of The Moment podcast.
Guests:
Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO, World Resources Institute
This episode features stories from Amy Booth and Elna Schütz for Heat of The Moment podcast
For show notes and related links, visit our website.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices