African governments have increasingly turned to luxury tourism, promising high revenues with low environmental impact. But new research by the University of Manchester finds these strategies often fail to deliver, with some countries reversing course while others stick with them.

Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute, Dr Pritish Behuria, who studied Mauritius, Botswana, and Rwanda, explains why.

African governments have increasingly turned to luxury tourism, promising high revenues with low environmental impact. But new research by the University of Manchester finds these strategies often fail to deliver, with some countries reversing course while others stick with them.
Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute, Dr Pritish Behuria, who studied Mauritius, Botswana, and Rwanda, explains why.

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Luxury Tourism boom in Africa: University of Manchester research finds strategies often fail to deliver

The United Nations has launched a new Disaster Risk Financing Platform at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye.  The initiative brings together six UN agencies and aims to mobilise more than three billion US dollars by 2030 to help protect 75 million people and their livelihoods from climate-related disasters. It seeks to shift the focus from responding after disasters strike to making funding available in advance, allowing communities to prepare and act earlier. For more on how the platform will work, and what it could mean for vulnerable communities in Africa, we spoke to Mathieu Dubreuil, the World Food Programme's Global Lead Advisor for Disaster Risk Financing, from Rome.

The United Nations has launched a new Disaster Risk Financing Platform at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, T&uuml;rkiye. &nbsp;The initiative brings together six UN agencies and aims to mobilise more than three billion US dollars by 2030 to help protect 75 million people and their livelihoods from climate-related disasters. It seeks to shift the focus from responding after disasters strike to making funding available in advance, allowing communities to prepare and act earlier. For more on how the platform will work, and what it could mean for vulnerable communities in Africa, we spoke to Mathieu Dubreuil, the World Food Programme's Global Lead Advisor for Disaster Risk Financing, from Rome.

UN launches $3 billion disaster financing platform to protect 75 million people by 2030

Here's this week's segment of the African Arty Beats.

Here's this week's segment of the African Arty Beats.

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We continue with The Discourse, where we're examining how African countries can strengthen their financial preparedness for climate-related disasters.

Droughts, floods and extreme weather are becoming increasingly costly for communities and governments across the continent. While early warning systems can help predict these events, many countries still struggle to secure the funding needed to prepare and protect those most at risk.

Climate-risk insurance and anticipatory financing are increasingly being considered as ways to address this challenge. But how practical and accessible are these solutions for African countries? To explore this, we spoke to Dr Stella Shumba, Senior Research Associate at the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative, hosted by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, joining us from Bonn, Germany this morning..

We continue with The Discourse, where we're examining how African countries can strengthen their financial preparedness for climate-related disasters.
Droughts, floods and extreme weather are becoming increasingly costly for communities and governments across the continent. While early warning systems can help predict these events, many countries still struggle to secure the funding needed to prepare and protect those most at risk.
Climate-risk insurance and anticipatory financing are increasingly being considered as ways to address this challenge. But how practical and accessible are these solutions for African countries? To explore this, we spoke to Dr Stella Shumba, Senior Research Associate at the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative, hosted by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, joining us from Bonn, Germany this morning..

Luxury Tourism boom in Africa: University of Manchester research finds strategies often fail to deliver

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