UNDP's Achim Steiner: Can Africa avoid climate catastrophe?

The African Business Podcast by Stuart West

Mar 3, 202226:50Business

Environmentalist Achim Steiner, administrator of the UN Development Programme, says that the latest IPCC report - which details the disastrous unfolding climate consequences for Africa and other regions - is an urgent wa...

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