Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century. It is not only an environmental issue but also a human rights concern that impacts the fulfilment of internationally protected human rights (Humphreys, 2009), including the right to life, food, health, and housing (International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966; Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). This is because increased mortality from heatwaves, floods, and storms leads to loss of life, food insecurity, malnutrition, and adverse health issues (United Nations, 2015). Worker and Palmer argue that climate change is also a social crisis that highlights global inequalities, where countries that have emitted less severely suffer the consequences (Worker and Palmer, 2021) due to fossil fuel consumption patterns in wealthier and rapidly developing economies (Mapp and Gatenio, 2019). Africa has been identified as one of the regions most prone to risks from the effects of climate change, mainly due to rising temperatures, floods, droughts, and limited adaptation capacity (African Climate Policy Centre, 2013; Serdeczny et al., 2016; World Meteorological Organisation, 2024). The socioeconomic challenges that many African nations face, including poverty, insufficient infrastructure, and political instability, compound these vulnerabilities (Outreach International, 2023). While everyone is affected by climate change, the most vulnerable groups are likely to suffer and bear the consequences of climate change depriving them from achieving their basic living conditions (Ahsan, 2016; Humphreys, 2009; Ngcamu, 2023). It is projected that by 2030, approximately 118 million individuals in Africa surviving on less than $1.90 a day will be increasingly affected by the impacts of climate change (World Meteorological Organisation, 2024).