1.0fcfahttps://futureclimateafrica.orgCCKEhttps://futureclimateafrica.org/author/ccke/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PY0Dc9vZH7"><a href="https://futureclimateafrica.org/news/cop25-madrid-african-group-of-negotiators-puts-forward-special-circumstances-proposal-to-address-africas-vulnerability/">COP25, Madrid: African Group of Negotiators puts forward special circumstances proposal for Africa</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://futureclimateafrica.org/news/cop25-madrid-african-group-of-negotiators-puts-forward-special-circumstances-proposal-to-address-africas-vulnerability/embed/#?secret=PY0Dc9vZH7" width="600" height="338" title="“COP25, Madrid: African Group of Negotiators puts forward special circumstances proposal for Africa” — fcfa" data-secret="PY0Dc9vZH7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://futureclimateafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/enb_cop25_5dec19_kiaraworth-83-1024x683.jpg1024683At COP25, in Madrid, the proposal for acknowledgment of Africa's special circumstances and needs was put forward, allowing the Presidency to informally consult with the hope that the proposal can be included in the current COP agenda, or in Glasgow at COP26.The proposal relates to the continent’s increasingly high vulnerability, due to extreme weather events, and the increasing economic burdens as nations considered high risk borrow at high rates to meet their development agenda affected by climate change. Additionally, the dilemma on how the continent will go about mining it's natural resources as the UN Secretary General calls for the world leaders to keep fossils fuels down.