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BBC OS: 2023/09/04 16:06 GMT: Africa's first climate summit

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Africa's first climate summit

2023/09/04 16:06 GMT

2023/09/04 16:06 GMT: Africa's first climate summit

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Africa's first climate summit, focussing on solutions, is taking place in Kenya

Africa's first climate summit, focussing on solutions, is taking place in Kenya.

The Kenyan president, William Ruto, has said the first Africa Climate Summit aims to scrutinise ideas and unlock solutions, not to catalogue grievances. The summit in Nairobi wants to reframe Africa as a renewable energy powerhouse. We hear from our reporter who has been talking to people from communities living around Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Great Rift valley region. They have filed the first class action of its kind in the country, suing the government for the adverse effects of climate change.

We bring together three Democratic voters who share what they think about Joe Biden and his chances to win in 2024 US presidential election.

Scientists have warned that invasive species are contributing to 60% of animal and plant extinctions worldwide. We learn about a campaign in the US to stomp lanternflies, an invasive species in the country. 

Thousands of teachers in South Korea have stayed away from work to attend another mass rally honouring colleagues who've taken their own lives. We hear teachers' experiences and get more intormation from our correspondent in Seoul.

Presenter: James Reynolds. 

(Photo: Kenya's President William Ruto adress delegates during the opening ceremony of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 4, 2023. Credit: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)

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