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African Leaders must present United and Strong front at COP26

by Jiata Ekele
September 25, 2021
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At the Ninth Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX) conference, the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, called on African leaders to present a united front and push for bold African solutions for global efforts to tackle climate change as they prepare for the 26th UN climate change conference (COP26).

CCDA-IX is Africa’s premier climate summit convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the African Development Bank in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Cabo Verde.

As he welcomed participants to Sal Island, in the Atlantic Ocean island nation of Cabo Verde, Correia urged the participants to adequately prepare the African continent’s position and ensure “a single, strong and unified voice in COP26”.

Correia outlined three critical areas that need significant attention during the conference. These included the invaluable role played by African states in the reduction of greenhouse gases through ambitious nationally determined commitments, increased adoption of renewable energies by African states and the concept of development through climate financing.

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“Africa’s climate financing agenda should not be jeopardised,” Correia said.

The theme for CCDA-IX this year is Towards a Just Transition that delivers jobs, prosperity and climate resilience in Africa: Leveraging the green and blue economy. Correia explained that this theme is expected to amalgamate the tone as well as bolstering Africa’s position and participation in the forthcoming UN climate talks in the United Kingdom.

The importance of Africa’s position at the COP26 negotiations was accorded the prime slot within the CCDA-IX opening ceremony, as all the speakers who addressed the high-level segment of the opening session of the conference called for a coherent and robust posture by Africa in the much-awaited COP26.

The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment Ambassador Josefa Sacko who gave the key-note address outlined three key framework strategies being pursued by the AU on climate change, Blue economy and meteorology weather and climate services that are collectively aimed at “strengthening and mainstreaming climate governance in Africa.”

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) & United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Vera Songwe who also addressed the high-level segment acknowledged that the theme of the conference was timely and appropriate for the current times and offers a suitable platform to concretise Africa’s key messages to COP26.

According to Songwe the quest for a just transition for the continent needs the participation of the private sector which must be included “at the centre of Africa’s green recovery” agenda.

Songwe applauded Cape Verde’s uptake of renewable energy pathways with the aim of reaching 30% of its electricity from renewables by 2025. “Africa needs to be at the forefront of finding solutions to the climate challenge,” Songwe said.

The ECA chief repeated her call for the uptake of blended finance in green and blue bonds which have so far offered sustainable development solutions in several countries in Africa as case studies conducted by ECA revealed.

According to Songwe, more attention should be placed on carbon-pricing and African peatlands and forests which are essential carbon sinks to boost emission targets in the race to net-zero by 2050 while at the same time offering Africa a climate-smart revenue stream.

Al-Hamdou Dorsuma of the African Development Bank said: “Africa’s just transition to carbon neutral and resilient economies must be gradual with adequate consideration to access to finance, technology and capacity which are all critical to achieve the transformational change required to achieve the Paris Agreement and the sustainable development goals in Africa.

“As we move towards COP26 we look forward to the positive outcomes that will lead to the just transition needed for Africa.”

Tags: African Development Bank (AfDB)African UnionCape Verdeclimate changeclimate financeCOP26greenhouse gas emissionsSustainabilityTechnologyUN CLimate SummitUnited Nations
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Jiata Ekele is a Staff Writer at the Africa Climate Reports (ACR).

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