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Gabon’s 885 kilometers of coastline are essential to the country’s economy. Yet, they are increasingly vulnerable to climate change.
UNDP is committed to support the government in exploring new financing instruments, particularly thematic bonds that take into account ESG criteria.
Some 85 per cent of Gabon’s land is covered in carbon- absorbing rainforest, an area about the size of the United Kingdom.
Africa is at a crossroads. The multiplying challenges of the climate crisis, conflict and COVID-19 have put more and more people at risk.