Africa needs to approach COP26 insisting on its right to become a producer of green technologies and products and not continue to be relegated to the role of being a mere consumer of products produced elsewhere.
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Where in the global dialogue is the aspiration for adaptation, equitable climate finance and inclusivity? What practical actions will the global community take to address these cardinal objectives? For African countries - which have contributed least to climate change but remain most vulnerable to its impacts - these objectives are as important as net-zero ambitions.
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The exclusion of indigenous knowledge practitioners from climate planning and action has direct implications on the consistency and reliability of “scientific” forecasts.
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If African economies are to develop, energy access and intensity need to improve drastically, and Africa should be allowed to use all its energy sources to achieve this.
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In addition to mounting pressure on developed countries to meet their pledged climate finance contributions, African countries need to think strategically and collectively about how best to mobilize funds outside the UNFCCC system.
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This article discusses the key COP26 outcomes for Africa with a focus on ‘Adaptation’, ‘Loss and damage’, ‘Mitigation’, ‘Market and non-market mechanism’ and ‘Finance’ and sheds light on how COP26 provides an important springboard to achieving higher level ambitions in the Africa COP27.
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