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Hailed as the “People’s COP”, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which took place in Belém, Brazil, in 2025, offered an opportunity to revisit the spirit of the 1992 Rio Conventions and reignite global ambition across climate action, biodiversity conservation and land restoration. The Brazilian Presidency has rightly called for a paradigm shift, […]

At COP29, the focus shifted to an ambitious, needs-based climate-finance goal and the means for communities to implement adaptation, mitigation and a just transition. Securing an ambitious, needs-based New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance in Azerbaijan has been a primary expectation from diverse stakeholders from Africa. This aspiration has been shaped by the struggles […]

At COP28, PACJA rallied around “Keep Your Promise” and accountability for existing commitments. The “Keep Your Promise Campaign” marked a historic initiative aimed at holding nations accountable for their commitments under the Paris Agreement, a landmark global effort to combat climate change. For the very first time, participating parties were set to take stock of […]

The 27th Conference of the Parties took place in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.  Dubbed the African COP, it was held on African soil. COP27 focused on shifting pledges to concrete implementation and action under the theme “Together for Implementation”.  The  conference  focused on key areas and outcomes revolving around: OUR WORK AT COP27 Our journey […]

Ahead of COP31 to take place in Turkey, in Nigeria, the Climate & Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet), held a consultative forum that aimed to develop and share recommendations for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31).  Happening in Kano State on October 14, 2026, the forum brought together government institutions, civil society organisations, technical experts, […]

Few weeks ahead of the 31st Conference of the Parties to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, African civil society organisations are taking a step forward to consolidate messages that raise African community voices. In the same move, the Pan-African Climate Justice (PACJA), through its Ivorian Designated platform (PACJA-CI), convened a one-day pre-COP31 workshop in September […]

On October 6, 2026, Pan African Climate Justice  Alliance (PACJA) and Brazil’s IPAM engaged with the COP30 Presidency on the current status of the Roadmap on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels (TAFF). The meeting brought together African stakeholders, the IPAM team and the team from the Brasil COP30 Presidency. With the presentation by the team from […]