Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of “climate justice”.

The African Union (AU), headquartered in Addis Ababa, is hosting its second continental climate summit from Monday to Wednesday.

At the first summit in Kenya two years ago, a “Nairobi Declaration” called for greater financial efforts from wealthy countries.

“Today, the link between climate and underdevelopment is no longer in doubt. Climate, rural exodus, migration and instability in all its forms are intertwined,” said Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chair of the AU Commission, in his opening remarks.

“The vulnerability of our member countries caused by climate change… must be redressed through

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