I am a mother and a concerned African.
Africa contributes only
3-4% of the world's
greenhouse gas emissions.
And yet I see our people
struggling with the devastating impacts
of climate change.
We have the solution -
the solution is in nature,
and it is here in Africa.
We are working with local communities
in many countries
to harness those
nature-based solutions.
Most of the impacts of climate change
are felt by the communities.
And it is in these places
where we spend most of our investments.
Here in Madagascar, for example,
communities are facing serious impacts
from coastal erosion, from storms
and their mangroves are being depleted.
So we've worked with 20 communities
to restore 50,000 hectares
of mangroves.
And we're seeing a strong return now.
The incomes have increased
and communities' livelihoods are improving from this.
In Mozambique,
we've seen communities
really struggling
from the impacts of climate change.
We've supported them
to put in place better
octopus management schemes.
And their incomes have increased -
I think they used to make $2 a day
and now they're making $250 a day.
Nature-based solutions contribute
over 30% of the solution
to climate change.
We need to increase the finance
that is going towards
protecting these resources.
I would like that to be on
the agenda of the
governments going forward.