'Rich states must pay us damages'

African leaders meeting at a pan-African summit in Nairobi are calling for substantial financial support from the developed world to help developing countries adjust to a non-carbon-based economy.



LONDON: Kenya's environment minister John Michuki has expressed fears that African nations may get a raw deal at the crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen in December.

Politicians attending the two-day meeting say Africa must be able to justify its requests at the Copenhagen talks. In June, the African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Change said it would demand that developed countries committed a minimum of $200bn a year for adaptation and mitigation of climate change in developing countries.

"We could talk about degradation, adaptation, we can talk about mitigation, but that…

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