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By the end of this decade, 118 million people in Africa will face extended periods of drought, flooding and extreme heat as a direct result of climate change.

Green energy helps communities adapt to this new reality – powering improved agriculture and healthcare, resilient economies, and opportunities for displaced people.

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By the end of this decade, 118 million people in Africa will face extended periods of drought, flooding and extreme heat as a direct result of climate change.

Clean energy helps communities adapt to this new reality – powering improved agriculture and healthcare, resilient economies, and opportunities for displaced people.

Worldwide, sustainable energy is set to create 14 million jobs by 2030.

Investment in green power will create work for Africa's growing population - particularly in rural areas dogged by both energy poverty and high unemployment.

But the continent faces an annual energy finance gap of 17 to 25 billion USD.

Power Up calls for wealthy nations to greatly increase climate adaptation funding, and to ensure a significant share of this funding supports access to green, affordable energy for people facing climate catastrophe.

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”Green, affordable energy changes lives. But organisations like mine need much more support to scale up our work.

Innocent TshilomboCEO, Kakuma Ventures, Kenya