The ECA official likened the proposed New Deal to a similar deal by the U.S. between 1933 and 1939 during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt worth $41.7 billion.
African negotiators at the conference said they have seen enough in the past to take the latest commitments of the two world powers lightly.
Mr Guterres in a tweet said the crisis requires international collaboration and solidarity.
Women activists including youth representatives are asking leaders to distribute funds to the grassroots to help curtail the impact of climate change.
WaterAid Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to respond to the urgent climate change threat to avert the country’s sanitation crisis.
The president said the investments would aid in lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030.
