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MAPUTO PROTOCOL: ENHANCING AFRICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS FOR A MORE RESILIENT CONTINENT 
MAPUTO PROTOCOL: ENHANCING AFRICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS FOR A MORE RESILIENT CONTINENT 

The Maputo Protocol challenged Africa to recognise women as equal rights holders. Today’s climate crisis challenges us to honour that vision by ensuring that every adaptation policy, investment and decision strengthens those rights rather than leaving them behind.

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MAPUTO PROTOCOL: ENHANCING AFRICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS FOR A MORE RESILIENT CONTINENT 
MAPUTO PROTOCOL: ENHANCING AFRICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS FOR A MORE RESILIENT CONTINENT 

The Maputo Protocol challenged Africa to recognise women as equal rights holders. Today’s climate crisis challenges us to honour that vision by ensuring that every adaptation policy, investment and decision strengthens those rights rather than leaving them behind.

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GLOBAL SOLAR REVOLUTION: THE SUN WILL POWER WORLD’S FUTURE
GLOBAL SOLAR REVOLUTION: THE SUN WILL POWER WORLD’S FUTURE

World nations that invest in renewable energy are far more resilient because the sun and wind cannot be blockaded, stockpiled or weaponised.

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AFRICA'S AGITATION AT NAIROBI BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE 
AFRICA'S AGITATION AT NAIROBI BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE 

One of the decisions Parties attending SBI 7 must make is to operationalise and actualise target 22 of the KMGBF on ensuring inclusive participation in decision-making, access to justice, and rights-based approaches to conservation. 

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GREEN CLIMATE FUND SIGNALS HOPE IN A WARMING WORLD 
GREEN CLIMATE FUND SIGNALS HOPE IN A WARMING WORLD 

The approval of US$369 million in new climate adaptation finance for developing countries by the board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) signals a welcome shift towards building resilience in the world.  

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ADAPTATION: RICH IN PLANS, POOR IN FINANCE
ADAPTATION: RICH IN PLANS, POOR IN FINANCE

Isolating finance strips adaptation negotiations of their substance and reduces the GGA to a hollow, process-driven exercise. Indicators alone cannot build resilience; they must be linked to real funding.

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Road to COP31 on as Presidency launches Global Climate Action Agenda

Road to COP31 on as Presidency launches Global Climate Action Agenda

  • COP31 will take place on 9-20 November 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye. The summit is being organised jointly by Türkiye and Australia. Its Global Climate Action Agenda focuses on several issues.

  • Zero Waste

    This COP aims to unlock ‘‘the climate action potential of waste management’’ through scalable circular economy solutions.

  • Oceans and Seas

    COP31 aims to promote efforts to protect marine ecosystems and “unlock blue carbon for climate resilience”.

  • Food Security

    This summit will advance the global transition toward “sustainable and resilient food systems”.

  • Resilient Cities

    Antalya will rally world nations to build climate-resilient cities liveable for all.

  • Implementation

    This has been this year’s theme, and COP31 will challenge Parties to move from commitments to implementation by bridging priorities, investment and delivery.

  • Youth and Education

    COP31 regards young people as architects of global climate solutions, not just inheritors of climate risks.

  • Electrification & Green Industrialisation

    Türkiye and Australia will rally countries around their proposal for 35% global electrification by 2035 to support development and a just transition.

  • Public Health

    The summit wants clean air and health infrastructure protection integrated directly into climate adaptation and mitigation frameworks.

BLOGS

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BRIDGING THE INCLUSIVITY GAP IN OCEAN DIALOGUES 
BRIDGING THE INCLUSIVITY GAP IN OCEAN DIALOGUES 

This is how the 11th Our Oceans Conference can help bridge the inclusivity gap.

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FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF PUBLIC FINANCE RETURNS TO SB64  
FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF PUBLIC FINANCE RETURNS TO SB64  

The centrality of public finance for climate action is now more critical and timelier than ever for Global South nations. 

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CENTRING WOMEN IN CLIMATE ACTION
CENTRING WOMEN IN CLIMATE ACTION

For generations, our mothers and sisters have responded to climate hazards such as floods and drought situations, drawing from their gendered roles and socio-economic circumstances.  

To challenge the climate crisis, therefore, the role of women cannot be overstated.  

Including women in climate policy design and implementation corrects both their historical neglect and contributes degenderised solutions to address context-specific climate needs.  

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CLIMATE FRAMING: AFRICAN MEDIA MUST RETHINK DISASTER REPORTING
CLIMATE FRAMING: AFRICAN MEDIA MUST RETHINK DISASTER REPORTING

Climate change must not remain an exclusive subject. It must involve the people who bear the brunt of its impacts. For this to happen, climate reporting must shift. Floods and droughts must stop being reported as humanitarian crises. News reports must start to reflect the historical responsibility of developed nations.

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

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Shifting Power Quarterly - June 2026
Shifting Power Quarterly - June 2026

Welcome to yet another edition of ‘‘Shifting Power Quarterly’’, this time produced in Bonn, Germany, as part of our coverage of the African and Global South agenda at the June climate talks. The analyses, arguments, and perspectives presented in this magazine are important because international climate negotiations often unfold in the language of targets, timelines, and technical decisions, yet beneath the complexity lies a simpler question: can humanity act collectively in the face of a challenge that respects no border, ideology, or level of development?

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Mission 300: Building Just Transition Pathways Through Kenya’s National Energy Compact
Mission 300: Building Just Transition Pathways Through Kenya’s National Energy Compact

This policy brief examines Kenya’s commitments to expanding energy access, regulatory reform, and renewable energy deployment, while identifying key implementation challenges and opportunities.

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Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnership for Innovation and Growth
Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnership for Innovation and Growth

This policy brief outlines outlining key policy positions for African governments ahead of the Africa Forward Summit, including calls for equitable climate finance, local value addition, reform of the global financial architecture, debt relief, energy systems that support development, and industrial strategies rooted in African priorities and sovereignty.

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PIPE DREAMS: How Oil and Gas Fail to Deliver Economic Development in Africa
PIPE DREAMS: How Oil and Gas Fail to Deliver Economic Development in Africa

This report details why Africa is in a fossil fuel crisis.

Global energy prices have surged in the wake of the American-Israeli war on Iran, leaving many African governments struggling to keep energy accessible and affordable.

In turn, high energy prices are also driving up food prices, reduced currency values, increased inflation, and constrained growth for economies.

African countries are especially vulnerable to energy price shocks. Eight out of the twelve countries worldwide whose fossil fuel imports cost more than 10 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) are in Africa.

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PRESS RELEASES

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PRESS RELEASE: US WITHDRAWAL FROM UNFCCC, IPCC, AND OTHER GLOBAL BODIES IGNORANT AND RECKLESS
PRESS RELEASE: US WITHDRAWAL FROM UNFCCC, IPCC, AND OTHER GLOBAL BODIES IGNORANT AND RECKLESS

MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, REGRETS AS ‘YET ANOTHER IGNORANT AND RECKLESS ACT FROM DONALD TRUMP’

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MR. MOHAMED ADOW, DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, CONGRATULATES ETHIOPIA ON ITS SELECTION AS THE HOST OF COP32, CALLING IT ‘A BEACON OF ADAPTATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERSHIP
MR. MOHAMED ADOW, DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, CONGRATULATES ETHIOPIA ON ITS SELECTION AS THE HOST OF COP32, CALLING IT ‘A BEACON OF ADAPTATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERSHIP

Africa goes to Belém, Brazil, with a shared vision and demand for real delivery on climate commitments, a new policy brief released today by Power Shift Africa shows.

The brief urges the COP30 Presidency to reaffirm the principles of transparency, inclusivity, and accountability, while resisting the growing trend toward side deals and unilateral measures that undermine the UN process. It also calls on African negotiators to act as a united, strategic bloc across finance, adaptation, and trade, and to work closely with civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to ensure that climate diplomacy remains people-centred and justice-driven.

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FROM PROMISES TO PRACTICE: NEW POLICY BRIEF OUTLINES AFRICA’S PRIORITIES AT COP30
FROM PROMISES TO PRACTICE: NEW POLICY BRIEF OUTLINES AFRICA’S PRIORITIES AT COP30

Africa goes to Belém, Brazil, with a shared vision and demand for real delivery on climate commitments, a new policy brief released today by Power Shift Africa shows.

The brief urges the COP30 Presidency to reaffirm the principles of transparency, inclusivity, and accountability, while resisting the growing trend toward side deals and unilateral measures that undermine the UN process. It also calls on African negotiators to act as a united, strategic bloc across finance, adaptation, and trade, and to work closely with civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to ensure that climate diplomacy remains people-centred and justice-driven.

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IN TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RT. HON. RAILA AMOLO ODINGA, MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF POWER SHIFT AFRICA, MOURNS ‘A LIFELONG CHAMPION OF CLIMATE ACTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE’
IN TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RT. HON. RAILA AMOLO ODINGA, MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF POWER SHIFT AFRICA, MOURNS ‘A LIFELONG CHAMPION OF CLIMATE ACTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE’

Raila Odinga understood that the health of a nation depends on the health of its people and its environment. Long before climate action became a global imperative, he spoke of the need to protect Kenya’s forests, rivers, and biodiversity. He saw conservation as a moral duty that was intertwined with the fight against inequality and poverty.

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Policy Brief

AFRICAN PRIORITIES FOR COP30

This Policy Brief seeks to provide an African perspective on the forthcoming 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC), slated for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It highlights the key priority issues that will be on the formal negotiating agenda while also analysing the COP Presidency’s voluntary “Action Agenda,” which seeks to generate political momentum around implementation.In doing so, this Policy Brief aims to support African negotiators, policymakers, and civil society in advancing a coherent and justice-centered strategy for COP30.

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