COP31: Africa makes progress on adoption of key supplementary priorities on agenda
COP31 must mark the definitive transition from negotiated promises to tangible financial delivery, the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) has urged world leaders in a decisive call as the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) opened in Antalya on Monday. Speaking on behalf of the continent at the opening plenary in Antalya, AGN Chair,…
The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) has urged world leaders to transition from negotiated promises to tangible financial delivery at COP31, emphasizing the need for immediate mobilisation of scaled-up, predictable climate finance. AGN Chair Nana Dr Antwi-Boasiako Amoah highlighted that Africa, despite contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, suffers disproportionately from climate-induced disruptions.
The AGN pushed for the inclusion of three key supplementary agenda items to operationalise and track progress toward tripling adaptation finance flows, evaluate the impact of unilateral trade-related climate measures on developing economies, and conduct a formal assessment of funding necessary for the Green Climate Fund ahead of its upcoming third replenishment.
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