African Economic Conference opens with strong call for adaptation measures to tackle “looming climate change threat” to Africa

The 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened today in the island nation of Mauritius with a strong call for Africa to adopt smart technologies to tackle what speakers described as ‘the looming climate change threat’ to the continent.

“Supporting climate-smart development in Africa is extremely pertinent. Climate change is a looming threat to Africa. The continent is the most vulnerable region to climate disasters,” Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius said at the conference opening.