MEDIA AND RESOURCES

News

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 […]

Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) Statement at the Inaugural Global South NGO Forum in Baku

The inaugural Global South NGO Platform is currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, from April 28–29, 2025, bringing together civil society representatives from nearly 100 countries in […]

Harnessing the Youth Dividend in Resolving the Intersecting Mine and Climate Change Action

In the face of global challenges such as climate change, conflicts, and landmine contamination, it is essential to explore innovative approaches that integrate efforts to address […]

Leveraging Climate Action to Advance Climate Security Response in Africa

Recent studies agree that climate-related disasters (including heat waves, droughts, storms and floods) modestly increase armed conflict risks, in the presence of contextual factors like agricultural […]

TerraFund for AFR100: Restoring Ecosystems and Empowering Communities in West Pokot County

The TerraFund for AFR100 Project in West Pokot County is a transformative initiative aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems, strengthening local livelihoods, and promoting sustainable land use […]

Africa’s Defining Moment: Launching the Climate and Economic Justice Campaign

In the heart of a continent rich in resources but burdened by history, a new movement is rising—one that seeks to redefine Africa’s place in a […]

PACJA and GCAP to Launch Climate & Economic Justice Campaign

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), in collaboration with the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), will launch the Climate & Economic Justice Campaign […]

PACJA at the 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11)

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) actively participated in the 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11), held from April 6–11, 2025, in Kampala, […]

Strengthening EU-Global South Partnerships Through Policy Coherence and Equity

As the climate crisis intensifies and global inequalities deepen, the urgency for policy coherence across regions and sectors has never been greater. Speaking at the European […]

Applications Now Open for 5th Cohort of Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice

Kampala, Uganda | April 5, 2025 – The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and […]

Declaration of the 4th African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage

Lilongwe, Malawi | March 26–28, 2025: Communique: 4th African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage The Fourth African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage convened in […]

Bridging the Climate Finance Gap: Africa’s Call for Action at the 4th Loss and Damage Conference in Lilongwe

From March 26 to 28, 2025, Lilongwe, Malawi, became the epicenter of Africa’s climate discourse as it hosted the 4th African Regional Conference on Loss and […]

Lilongwe, Malawi:  Africa Stakeholders to Meet at the 4th  African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage

For the 4th time, African stakeholders are to convene in the 4th Africa Regional Conference on Loss and Damage in Lilongwe, Malawi. The conference, organized by […]

Rethinking Africa’s Mining Future: Aligning Resources with Climate Justice and Sustainable Development

The global race for critical minerals has placed Africa at the center of an intense geopolitical and economic contest. Yet, despite the continent’s vast resource wealth, […]

Placing sustainable and renewable energy transition at the center of Change

Every year the world celebrates International Day of clean energy in its importance  in creating a sustainable future. The theme for this year was “Clean Energy […]

June 5, 2024
SB60 1 PC

Urgent Call to Action at SB60: Addressing Climate Change Impacts in Africa

 We represent millions of climate change victims across Africa – smallholder farmers, women, youth, people with disabilities, indigenous communities, local businesses – and we wish to […]
April 29, 2024
IMG 8459 (002)

Urgency for Renewable Energy Investments

As we conclude the Launch and Strategy Workshop of the Six30 campaign, we are reminded of the stark reality that over 630 million people in our […]
March 23, 2024
IMGM8927

Declaration of the Third African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage

February 15, 2024

Multistakeholder Consultative Forum Recommendations to the 37th AU Heads of States Summit on Strengthening Governance of Climate Action in Africa

Read here in English or  French In the wake of multifaceted challenges facing the African continent, a Multistakeholder Consultative Forum was convened on the 12th and […]
December 6, 2023
st

African Development Bank Group-Civil Society Coalition On Climate and Energy Statement Presented at Civil Society High-Level Event at COP28

Civil society Organizations play key roles in pushing for new legislation, policies and strategies on climate change and financing while holding governments accountable to their commitments. […]
December 5, 2023
Picture2

The Yaounde African Youth Call on More than Doubling Adaptation Finance for a Resilient Africa

Yaounde, 18 November 2023 On 16 to 18 November 20023, more than 150 young African leaders met in Yaounde, Cameroon, for the Inaugural Forum on Adaptation […]
November 28, 2023
COP28 position

African Civil Society position- UNFCCC-COP28

This Position is inspired by the struggles waged by people at the frontline of climate crisis – women, youth, indigenous peoples, smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fisher folk, […]
November 6, 2023
AMCEN 2023

Nineteenth Session of The African Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-19)

African Civil Society Submission Download: AMCEN 2023 Submission- French        AMCEN 2023 Submission- English Over 100 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Africa gathered both in-person and […]
October 27, 2023

Statement: Inaugural Conference on Agricultural Adaptation Acceleration in Africa

Advancing Political Leadership, Multi-sectoral Approaches and Climate Financing for a Resilient Agriculture in Africa in the Face of Climate Crisis Abuja, Nigeria: October 18, 2023 – […]
Call US