As COP31 convenes in Antalya, Türkiye, Africa must push for accessible climate finance, stronger adaptation, resilient food systems, support for loss and damage, child-sensitive climate action and a just energy transition. The priority is to ensure that global commitments translate into tangible benefits for communities across the continent.
This article sets out six priorities for Africa at COP31: accessible climate finance, adaptation and resilience, food security, loss and damage, child-sensitive and locally led action, and a just energy transition.
It calls for stronger links between global negotiations and local implementation, with progress measured through improvements in community resilience, essential services, livelihoods and energy access.
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