Governments have a “huge responsibility” in ensuring that communities can respond to rising sea levels or other impacts of climate change, a senior official with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said.

UNEP Deputy Executive Director Ibrahim Thiaw believes this preparation is especially critical for African countries, whose economies rely heavily on agriculture and fisheries.

Mr Thiaw is in Bonn this week for the latest UN climate change conference, known as COP23.

He spoke to Mustafa Al Gamal following a session on climate resilience held on Tuesday.

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