August 28, 2026

Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal

Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal
Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal
Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal
Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal
Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal

🌍✨ Despite African walkout, fractious land COP ends without drought deal

Why we’re watching: The African continent’s hopes for a legally binding agreement to combat drought have been dashed again, as UN land restoration talks in Mongolia passed the issue onto the next set of talks in Egypt in two years’ time.

For over a decade, Africa has pushed for a UN protocol on drought risk management that would acknowledge drought as an issue requiring a regional and global – not just a national – response, potentially paving the way for more finance to help ensure wat… 💚

A formal protocol would enable countries to transition from reacting to drought once it hits to “a proactive enabling mechanism to address drought and its effects such as migration”, said a Tunisian negotiator on behalf of the African Group of countries…

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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Climate Home News.