African Debt and Climate Change - How the ICJ's Vanuatu Ruling Could Be Used for Broader Justice

African Debt and Climate Change - How the ICJ's Vanuatu Ruling Could Be Used for Broader Justice

Analysis - African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations - health, education, renewable energy, water. Discussions with their creditors focus on financial, economic and contractual issues. The environmental and social impacts of their situation are largely excluded from negotiations.

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African debt and climate change: how the ICJ’s Vanuatu ruling could be used for broader justice

African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations – health, education, renewable energy, water. Discussions with their creditors focus on financial, economic and contractual issues. The environmental and social impacts of their situation are largely excluded from negotiations. Thanks to the initiative of some Vanuatan law …

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African debt and climate change: how the ICJ's Vanuatu ruling could be used for broader justice

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