MEDIA ADVISORY: Second Press Conference Current Progress of COP28 in the Eyes of Pan African Climate Justice Alliance

The urgency to address the adaptation finance agenda heavily informed the PACJA advocacy agenda in 2023. The alliance embarked on an initiative that supported Need-based advocacy on adaptation among other initiatives across the continent to raise the profile of adaptation finance before coming to COP28 in Dubai,  PACJA’s main advocacy agenda included: pushing for the finalization of the framework on the global goal of adaptation; operationalisation of loss and damage facility; more than doubling of adaptation finance; fast-tracking finalization of a new collective quantified finance goal and the global stocktake. This agenda is in line with the “Keep your Promise campaign” launched during the Africa Climate Summit in September this year, in Nairobi, Kenya calling for accountability in climate change response from duty-bearers. The campaign culminated with the African CSO position statement for COP28  released on December 29, a day before the start of COP28. On December 30, 2023, PACJA held the entry Press conference where it called for bold action from COP28. Find the press release here in  English and French.

PACJA Senior Leadership at COP28

1. Mithika Mwenda, Executive Director – PACJA
2. Augustine B. Njamnshi, Chair, Political and Technical Affairs – PACJA

For more information about the press conference and interview arrangement, please contact:

• Fidele NIYIGABA, Communications and Knowledge Management Manager; Email: fidele.niyigaba@pacja.org; Tel. +250788616669 (WhatsApp) / +97582196602 (local calls)
• Philip Kilonzo, Head, Policy, Advocacy & Communications; philip.kilonzo@pacja.org

ABOUT PACJA

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance is a consortium of more than 1000 organisations from 51

African countries, that bring together a diverse membership drawn from Grassroots, community-based organizations, Faith-based Organizations, Non-Governmental organizations, Trusts, Foundations, Indigenous Communities, Farmers and Pastoralist Groups with a shared vision to advance a people-centred, right-based, just and inclusive approach to address climate and environmental challenges facing humanity and the planet.

Website: www.pacja.org