COP28 - Africa's role in saving the climate

As the climate crisis worsens, the world's attention increasingly turns to Africa in search of solutions. This is also likely to be the case when world leaders meet for COP28 in Dubai. The continent is rich in minerals that can be used in the green transition as well as land that can ensure biodiversity or act as carbon sinks.

The potential is great, but this development is not without consequences for African populations who witness their agricultural lands being destroyed, or who are forced to move while not being given equal access to the economic profits from the resource extraction. At the same time, the continent is massively challenged by climate change itself.

DIIS research has looked at the consequences of climate change in Africa and what the renewed interest in Africa's green resources means for African governments and populations.