Africa Climate Summit Adopts Landmark Declaration for Resilience and Green Industrialization
The Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa has concluded with the adoption of the Addis Ababa declaration. This landmark document prioritizes climate resilience, sustainable development, and African leadership in climate action.
The declaration emphasizes adaptation, calling for finance to build resilient food systems, climate-smart cities, and early warning systems. It also advocates for predictable and accessible finance to support these initiatives. Agriculture is central to the Addis outcomes, with calls for direct grant-based support to reach smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, with inputs, credit, and extension services.
African development banks and commercial lenders have committed USD 100 billion to power a green industrialization pathway. The summit also advanced the Mission 300 agenda to connect 300 million people to modern energy and a clean cooking initiative aiming to reach 900 million by 2030.
The Africa Climate Innovation Compact, launched in Addis Ababa, aims to mobilize USD 50 billion a year and deliver one thousand African climate solutions by 2030. This initiative is primarily funded by African institutions, demonstrating African leadership in climate innovation financing for energy, agriculture, transport, and resilience sectors.
The Addis Ababa declaration sets a practical agenda for financing and delivering resilience at scale, with agriculture at its core. It also stands for fairness, urging reform of multilateral development banks and a stronger African voice in decision-making. The summit's outcomes highlight Africa's commitment to leading its own climate action and sustainable development.
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