Delivering an African People’s COP

Key messages to the African Group of Negotiators Meeting in Zambia; Africa Ministers; COP27 Presidency and Heads of States in Africa.

At the invitation of the Pan-African Climate and Environmental Justice Alliance (PACJA), more than 100 civil society representatives (joined by representatives from government, the private sector, and the academia) from throughout Africa met in Cairo, Egypt on 16th, 17th and 18th December 2021 and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the side-lines of the 35th African Union Summit on 4 th and 5 th February 2022 to reflect on COP26 and develop strategies for mobilising African stakeholders to make COP27 an African People’s COP.

Taking cognizance that Africa has a common interest in achieving climate resilience and sustainable development as espoused in the Agenda 2063 amongst other climate intervention strategies such as AU Regional Climate Change and the Climate for Development in Africa Initiative, the CSOs released the following statement to guide the continent towards COP27 set to be held in Egypt later in the year. Download the statement here.