US EditionAfrica: Addis Ababa - 2nd Africa-Caricom Summit Commends Efforts of Three African Climate Commissions Launched On Sidelines of COP22 in Marrakech
African leaders committed to renewable energy and climate solutions, highlighting Africa's minimal emissions yet high climate vulnerability, and called for fair global climate financing and justice.
- The Second Africa Climate Summit took place from September 7 to 10, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, gathering African leaders, civil society, and international partners.
- The summit aimed to redefine Africa's role in global climate action by promoting Africa-led, community-rooted, and just climate solutions amid disproportionate climate impacts.
- Participants highlighted Africa's vast renewable energy potential, urged investment in solar and clean energy systems, and called for reformed climate finance to reduce debt and enable sovereignty.
- The Addis Ababa Declaration committed African nations to transform the continent into a leading center for renewable energy and environmental initiatives, while calling for equitable and reliable financial support from global partners.
- African leaders and faith communities urged urgent and ambitious action, including operationalizing Loss and Damage Funds and repaying ecological debts to protect vulnerable populations and secure Africa's future.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Africa must be an architect of its own ecological future, said the continent’s Catholic bishops as they took part in the Second Africa Climate Summit, which ended Wednesday (Sept. 10) in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Forty-five heads of state and government representatives attended the three-day summit hosted by the African Union Commission and the Ethiopian government, joining 25,000 climate activists, business exec…
Africa: Addis Ababa - 2nd Africa-Caricom Summit Commends Efforts of Three African Climate Commissions Launched On Sidelines of COP22 in Marrakech
Addis Ababa -- The Heads of State and Government of Africa and the Caribbean highly praised the efforts of the African Climate Commissions in coordinating the implementation of Africa's response to climate change, notably the Commission of the Congo Basin, the Commission for the Sahel region, and the Commission for African Island States, which stemmed from the High Royal Initiatives launched at the African Action Summit held on the sidelines of …
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