Climate and Economic Justice Campaign Implementation Framework 2025-2026

1. Introduction

The intersection of climate and economic injustices continues to deepen global inequality, marginalize the Global South, and undermine sustainable development across Africa. In response, the Climate and Economic Justice Campaign was launched, a bold continental initiative to unify and mobilize African voices toward dismantling unjust global financial systems and demanding climate reparations, debt justice, and economic transformation.

To sharpen its focus and enhance strategic clarity, the campaign is organised around three interlinked thematic frames. These frames reflect the campaign’s holistic approach to tackling structural injustice and building a people-centred, climate-resilient future for the continue. These frames are:

• Global Equity, which addresses systemic power imbalances in the international financial and tax architecture.
• Climate and the Environment, which demands justice-based climate finance and a shift in aid toward locally led adaptation and resilience.
• Economic Justice, which calls for the cancellation of illegitimate debts and fairer trade systems that support African development and sovereignty.

This Campaign Implementation framework outlines the strategic direction and priorities for the campaign’s implementation across Africa. It builds on a shared political vision, articulated through continental and global consultations, and is rooted in the lived experiences and policy struggles of African communities.

2. Campaign Background

The Climate and Economic Justice Campaign was launched in response to the growing convergence of climate breakdown and economic exploitation, particularly in the context of:

• Unjust debt burdens that divert resources away from public services and climate resilience.
• A rigged international financial and tax architecture that facilitates wealth extraction from Africa.
• Inadequate and loan-based climate finance that worsens inequality and debt.
• Trade and aid systems that serve donor or multinational interests over African priorities.

Anchored in the Jubilee Year of 2025, this campaign responds to key global opportunities including the Financing for Development (FfD4) Conference, COP30 in Brazil, and the G20 Summit in South Africa. It aligns with the African Union’s 2025 theme on Justice for Africans and People of African Descent, amplifying calls for reparations and structural transformation.

The campaign’s seven core pillars are: Global Financial Architecture, Tax Justice, Aid, Locally led Adaptation, Climate Finance, Debt, and Trade. These are grouped into three distinct frames as follows: Read More/Download