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I am a mother and a concerned African.

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Africa contributes only

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3-4% of the world's

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greenhouse gas emissions.

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And yet I see our people

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struggling with the devastating impacts

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of climate change.

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We have the solution -

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the solution is in nature,

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and it is here in Africa.

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We are working with local communities

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in many countries

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to harness those

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nature-based solutions.

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Most of the impacts of climate change

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are felt by the communities.

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And it is in these places

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where we spend most of our investments.

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Here in Madagascar, for example,

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communities are facing serious impacts

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from coastal erosion, from storms

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and their mangroves are being depleted.

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So we've worked with 20 communities

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to restore 50,000 hectares

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of mangroves.

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And we're seeing a strong return now.

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The incomes have increased

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and communities' livelihoods are improving from this.

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In Mozambique,

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we've seen communities

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really struggling

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from the impacts of climate change.

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We've supported them

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to put in place better

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octopus management schemes.

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And their incomes have increased -

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I think they used to make $2 a day

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and now they're making $250 a day.

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Nature-based solutions contribute

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over 30% of the solution

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to climate change.

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We need to increase the finance

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that is going towards

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protecting these resources.

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I would like that to be on

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the agenda of the

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governments going forward.