Climate-related research in Africa faces severe funding constraints with unequal funding relationships between countries and with research partners in Europe and North America . Based on analysis of over 4 million research grants from 521 funding organisations globally, it is estimated that, from 1990-2020, USD 1.26 billion funded Africa-related research on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation. This represents only 3.8% of global funding for climate-related research-a figure incommensurate with Africa's high vulnerability to climate change . Almost all funding for Africa-related
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