As cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar, recurrent disasters increase the urgency with which the ‘Loss and Damages Fund’ should be put in place, says the Director General of the African Risk Capacity Group
The unusually protracted journey cyclone Freddy led across the Indian Ocean this past month was a stark reminder of the vulnerability African nations like Madagascar grapple with, in the face of hazards such as tropical cyclones that could worsen with climate change. As the world watched Freddy travel a vast…