World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29

"If the world was listening to science, maybe we wouldn't be doing these COPs," the 36-year-old Kenyan climate scientist told AFP on the sidelines of this year's UN forum in Azerbaijan.

Number of attendees at the Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change over the years, including delegates from parties, observers and the media, but not the technical staff (Credit: AFP)