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

Bonn, Germany – June 2025
As the Subsidiary Bodies convene for SB62, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), speaking on behalf of a broad coalition of civil society organizations, grassroots movements, women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and frontline communities across Africa, wishes to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the imperatives of climate justice. We remind negotiators, observers, and Parties that the outcomes of this conference must reflect the lived realities, aspirations, and urgent needs of the world’s most climate-vulnerable continent. In this regard, Africa’s voice must shape the direction of global climate discussions and action.

However, only a few days into talks, PACJA is already alarmed by the sluggish pinto of proceedings and delays in adopting the agenda. This signals the beginning of yet another manoeuvre orchestrated by developed country partners to keep the frontline communities in Africa and other vulnerable countries under the bondage of the climate crisis. It is ridiculous that day one of the negotiations ended without agreement on the agenda particularly because parties could not agree on the most crucial matter – Climate finance – with special reference on article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement which is clear on the obligation of the developed country partners in providing resources to developing countries for climate action.

We reiterate that negotiations in Bonn this year must reflect the urgency in dealing with the ever-elusive question of financing climate action. According to IPCC, Africa has suffered annual losses of $7 billion due to climate change between 2010 and 2019. If we continue with high-emissions scenarios, this figure could rise to $50 billion by 2040. This could cause a 2 – 4% reduction in Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth per year by 2040 and a 10 – 25% reduction by 2100. It’s therefore crucial to provide urgent finance specifically dedicated to adaptation, loss, and damage to help countries prepare for future displacement, livelihood disruption, and losses. The following demands represent our aspirations and expectations from SB62 and beyond: Read more- STATEMENT FOR SB62