Climate Change Threatens to Reshape Global Order – Armah-Kofi Buah Warns at COP30

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has urged world leaders to take urgent and decisive action to tackle the worsening effects of climate change, warning that the phenomenon is “gradually changing the world order.”
Speaking at the COP30 Climate Conference in Brazil on Monday, November 10, 2025, the Minister said the growing climate crisis — marked by rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns, and prolonged droughts — is pushing vulnerable communities to the brink.
Mr. Buah noted that while African nations such as Ghana contribute the least to global emissions, they continue to bear the harshest consequences of the crisis.
“Though we are among the lowest emitters of pollution, we are on the frontline bearing the heaviest impact. The evidence is all around us — the increasing level of extreme weather, rainfall variability, unprecedented floods, heatwaves, and drought that cracks the earth,” he said.
He added that the impact of these climate shocks has become a direct threat to food security, public health, and livelihoods across the continent.
“These are not abstract climate models; they are realities that translate into hunger, malnutrition, and the loss of livelihoods that sustain vulnerable communities,” the Minister stressed.