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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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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