Africa will not be defined by what it lacks, but by the solutions it provides. The continent will not wait for others to act. It will push forward its climate agenda with ambition, urgency, coherence, and resolve, while demanding that others meet their respective duties and obligations under international climate agreements.
This is the resounding message from two consequential climate conclaves held under the banner of the Africa Climate Summit over the last couple of years. Kenya convened the first in 2023, and Ethiopia this past September.