The 7th Africa Climate Talks concluded in Addis Ababa with a strong call for Africa to strengthen its negotiating capacity, build wider coalitions, and position COP32 as a decisive moment for climate implementation, accountability, and resilience.
Presenting the highlights of the 30th April to 1 May, meeting, Cosmas Ochieng, Director of the Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resources Division at the Economic Commission for Africa, said the 7th Africa Climate Talks focused on positioning COP32 for success in three priority areas: strengthening Africa’s negotiating capacity; building broader coalitions around implementable outcomes; and advancing measures outside the formal convention process that can support the goals of COP32.
Held on the margins of the 12th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development ahead of the 2026 COP31 in Türkiye and the 2027 COP32 in Addis Ababa, the meeting brought together African climate negotiators, experts, policymakers, scientists and civil society representatives to consolidate Africa’s post-COP30 climate agenda and define a coordinated continental approach toward future climate negotiations.
