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Press Statement by the African Non-State Actors at the Opening of COP30 in Belem

Africa’s Message to the World: COP30 Must Mark a Turning Point for Climate Justice and Global Solidarity As the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) […]

African Non-State Actors Position for UNFCCC-COP30

Repositioning Africa’s Climate Agenda in Poly Crisis Era Hailed as the “People’s COP”, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belem, Brazil, […]

COP30 is approaching: What PACJA will bring to Belém?

The pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is set to take part in the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on […]

Africa’s Call for Justice Amplified on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

On October 17, 2025, African civil society leaders gathered virtually to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty under the Climate and Economic Justice […]

Key Messages From Non-State Actors and Inclusivity Committee (All Clusters)

The Non-State Actors and Inclusivity Committee of the ACS-2 is constituted as a functional structure of the ACS-2 by both the African Union Commission (AUC) and […]

Climate Justice Impact Fund for Africa Advances Just Resilience and Climate Justice in Africa

On the sidelines of the 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and partners officially launched two instruments: […]

Africa  Civil society  calls  for Action  at  the second Africa Climate  Summit

September  08, 2025, marked the official opening of the second  Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Convened by the African Union and the Ethiopian Government, […]

Press release- NSSCJ Cohort 5 International Symposium

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 25 August 2025: The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), in partnership with Addis Ababa University, hosted the Fifth International Symposium on […]

Fifth-year Aspiring for a Livable Future: Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice is back

From August 25 to September 4, 2025, Addis Ababa University will host the fifth cohort of the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice, an initiative of […]

ClimDev : PACJA Commits to Continued Collaboration with the Troika

The year 2010 will be remembered as a significant benchmark for Africa as the continent made strides toward a unified commitment to tackling climate change. The […]

Assisted Natural Regeneration in Karas Forest, West Pokot County

Karas forest is located in one of the wards within the Sigor Constituency of West Pokot County in Kenya. Located in the Rift Valley region of […]

The AMCEN Major groups meeting underway with a fresh call to AMCEN20

Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) joined the rest of the UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders in the Regional Consultative Meeting of Africa, ahead of the […]

Towards advancing Climate Accountability: A new NDC index tool launched

The new tool, the NDC Implementation Index, was launched to enhance transparency and accountability. This tool was introduced during a two-day high-level Regional Policy Dialogue and […]

Second Press Statement for SB62

As the second week of the 62nd sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies begin, African Civil Society Organisations—including grassroots movements, youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, faith communities, […]

Position Statement for SB62 African People’s Demands and Expectations from the Bonn Climate Conference

Bonn, Germany – June 2025As the Subsidiary Bodies convene for SB62, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), speaking on behalf of a broad coalition of civil […]

PACJA to attend the Bonn Sessions 2025:  Recollection  of the Previous SBs

It has become routine that before the annual UNFCCC conference known as COP, the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meet […]

Communiqué -African Development Bank Annual Meetings

28 May 2025 | Sofitel Ivoire, Abidjan Side Event: Energy4Real – How Civil Society Can Engage to Ensure Mission 300 Delivers on Energy Access in AfricaWe, […]

NSA Outcome Statement

Convened by the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and the Consortium for Climate Change Ethiopia (CCC-E), in collaboration with other partners, African Non-State Actors¹ (NSAs) met […]

PACJA and ARIN Sign Strategic Partnership to Advance Climate Justice in Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | May 15, 2025 — In a significant step toward strengthening Africa’s climate resilience and institutional collaboration, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) […]

Positioning African Non-State Actors at the Heart of Climate Policy and Global Justice for ACS-II and Beyond

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – May 15, 2025 — Civil society, private sector leaders, researchers, and government representatives from across the continent have gathered in Addis Ababa […]

Applications Now Closed for NSSCJ Cohort 5

We are excited to announce that applications for the 5th Cohort of the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice (NSSCJ), which opened in April, have officially […]

Asserting Sovereignty: A Strategic Agenda for Africa in the Global Energy Transition

Africa’s role in the global energy transition is no longer peripheral, but increasingly decisive—yet its agency remains contested. The continent possesses the solar, wind, and mineral […]

Call to Mobilize: Rising Together for Climate and Economic Justice in 2025

As we enter a defining moment for our planet and people, the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance calls on civil society, grassroots movements, youth, faith actors, […]

African Group of Negotiators (AGN) Convenes in Zanzibar to Strategize for COP30

Zanzibar, Tanzania – April 28–30, 2025 Under the leadership of the United Republic of Tanzania, the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change is holding […]

April 10, 2021

PACJA lauds leaders on their recognition of the twin “Cs” challenge

 Africa’s leading coalition of Climate change advocates has lauded their Heads of Government and States, African Development Bank Group, and the Global Center on Adaptation for […]
April 10, 2021

Climate Change Adaptation for Africa: Some bold Action at last

On Tuesday, 6 April, the African Development Bank, the Global Center on Adaptation(link is external) and the Africa Adaptation Initiative, brought together more than 30 heads of state and […]
April 5, 2021

Let not Covid worsen the bad situation Africa is in, PACJA tells African ministers

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) has sent a 10-point set of demands to the African Finance Ministers that recently met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, […]
April 2, 2021

HAPPY EASTER

On behalfofthe board and staffofthe Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), we extend peace and hope to all in Africa, our partners, networks and supporters atthis […]
March 21, 2021

Climate – COVID-19 Nexus Conference Opens in Addis

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Africa has negatively affected economies, regional integration, social cohesion and health systems within the countries in Africa. The African Union’s Agenda […]
March 9, 2021

HOMMAGE À COMRADE JOHANNES CHIGWADA alias OLD MAN

Je me souviens que la première fois que nous nous sommes rencontrés, c’était en juin 2008 à Sandton, Johanesburg, Afrique du Sud, en marge de la […]
February 24, 2021

PACJA ANNOUNCES ACCER AWARDS 2020 WINNERS

The Pan African Climate Justice (PACJA) has released names of the 25 candidates who won in the 2020 environmental journalism awards the organisation started in 2012. […]
February 17, 2021

Could the appointment of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okojo lweala be the long waited r elief for the African business emergency?

 The appointment of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okojo – lweala as the first African and woman director of World  Trade Organization (WTO) to restore trust in a rules-based […]
January 25, 2021

PACJA’s Response to US Return to Paris Climate Accord

  Nairobi, January 21, 2021 – The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) notes with satisfaction a raft of Executive Orders taken by the new president […]
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