ALL-PARTY SUPPORT FOR AFRICA’S NEED AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PACJA STATES AS THE FIRST WEEK OF DEBATES AT SB56 COMES TO A CLOSE

Bonn, 10 June 2022—As the first week of debates and negotiations at 56^th Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB56) come to a close, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance, on behalf of more than 1000 organisations in 51 countries that constitute its membership, reiterates as follows: 

The climate crisis is now among the leading drivers of poverty and suffering throughout Africa. Cyclones in southern Africa, droughts in the Horn of Africa, erratic rains throughout the continent, and other extreme weather events have left millions without food, shelter, adequate nutrition, and a reliable source of livelihood. The number of deaths occasioned by climate related disasters is on an upward surge as the frequency of weather events on different parts of Africa increase. Climate change has increased the continent’s disease and health sector burden, orchestrated mass displacement and sparked multiple conflicts throughout the region. As we have argued for decades, adaptation and increasingly loss and damage (L&D) are the main climate action priorities for the continent. These are only possible with a climate finance architecture and other means of implementation that respond to Africa’s unique needs and circumstances.  Read more