Special | Cop27

What does the Just Transition mean for Africa

This is a series of special thought pieces that APRI published in partnership with the African Climate Foundation in the run up to COP27 in Egypt. The series is edited by Serwah Prempeh and Maria Nkhonjera.

By Serwah Prempeh, Maria Nkhonjera
Published on Nov 23, 2022

Africa Needs More Just Transition Financing to Drive Low-carbon and Climate-resilient Development

By Theophilus Acheampong | Nov 23, 2022

Africa has limited fiscal space and urgently needs novel equitable climate financing. Developed countries must walk the talk and fulfil their broken climate finance promises.

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How global decarbonisation can turn into an industrial development opportunity in Africa

By Amir Lebdioui |   Nov 23, 2022

COP27 must address the implications that the global decarbonisation plans engender for Africa. For the current global decarbonisation agenda to be just, it must support African perspectives on decarbonisation.

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Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation in Africa: Towards a Just Transition

By Gina Ziervogel  Nov 23, 2022

Insufficient attention has been paid to ensuring that adaptation in African cities is equitable. Just urban climate adaptation governance and finance need to be more actively pursued as part of African countries’ agenda at COP27.

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Shaping the Continent’s Energy Future while Navigating the New Scramble for Africa

By Ellen Davies, Faten Aggad | Nov 23, 2022

The geopolitics of energy security place the African continent in between industrialised economies that are searching for securing their energy demands amidst geopolitical tensions and economic inflation.

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Role of territorial markets in reinforcing Africa’s resilience to the Climate Emergency

By Bridget Mugambe |   Nov 23, 2022

The climate crisis, rising geopolitical tensions, and soaring commodity prices are causing acute food insecurity in Africa. COP27 must deliver outcomes that are locally based and support territorial markets. Governments must address and promote locally led and resilient food governance.

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