African Civil Society Position Statement Ahead of COP30 Conclusion

Belém, Brazil | 20/11/2025

As COP30 enters its final stretch, African Non-State Actors on climate justice, under the umbrella of the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance, stand united in calling for an outcome that protects our societies and economies, strengthens resilience, and advances a fair and development centred global transition.

Africa did not create the climate crisis. COP30 must ensure Africa does not pay three times: first through climate impacts, second through unfair or underfunded global responses and thirdly through continued exploitative appropriations of Africa’s critical minerals and forest resources for advancing an alien just transition agenda.

We set out our core issues, positions and demands- Click below to read more in both English and French:

PACJA FINAL PRESS STATEMENT – COP30

DÉCLARATION DE POSITION DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE AFRICAINE À L’APPROCHE DE LA CONCLUSION DE LA COP30