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COP17: Africa urges funding that puts women at centre

Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa in a one on one interview during UNEA-7 at UN Headquarters on December 10, 2025.

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By  Eric Kasina

Climate action enthusiast, Communications specialist

Windward Communications Consultancy

Financing land restoration and drought resilience took centre stage on Monday as ministers, development partners, investors, businesses and civil society gathered at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 for Finance Day.

The discussions produced $1.3 billion in new and pipeline finance for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries. Of this, $644.5 million is new finance, with $216.4 million already confirmed and moving towards implementation.

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