New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Summary The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate obligations could reshape African debt negotiations by emphasising environmental and social impacts.

This landmark ruling, inspired by Vanuatu's initiative, highlights states' duties to prevent environmental harm and cooperate internationally.

It offers a framework for integrating climate considerations into debt restructuring.

This can potentially influencing creditor-debtor dynamics and promoting sustainable development.

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. D...