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A World Left Behind: Consequences of Trump’s Policy Reversals on Africa’s Climate Agenda

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and suspension of USAID funding mark a drastic shift in U.S. global policy. The crisis exposes aid dependency, prompting calls for self-sufficiency, yet leaving vulnerable populations, particularly in Africa, facing immediate hardship with multiple climate programmes and projects now at risk.
  • African Climate Policy

African Agriculture Development Strategy Lagging Behind

  • African Climate Policy

Betting Big While Transparency is a Mystery – Ghana’s Carbon Market Dilemma

  • African Climate Policy

Climate Diplomacy in 2025

  • African Climate Policy, COP30

Stories and Events to Look Out for in 2025

  • COP30

What the COP29 Agreement on Carbon Markets means for Uganda

COP29's agreement on a global carbon market could be a boost for Uganda. But the country needs to focus on capacity building and infrastructure development in order to truly benefit from a carbon credits programme.
  • COP29

The COP that No-One Likes

It is normal for countries to leave the COP disgruntled but resigned to the outcome, with wins and losses for everyone. But this year’s finance COP left a deeply bitter taste in the mouth for developing countries, with Nigeria calling the US$300 billion finance target a joke, and more questions than answers about whether to disband the COP process entirely. But there were some wins on trade, adaptation and carbon markets within the morass of despair on finance. In our roundup we look back and discuss the key issues and outcomes.
  • Adaptation, Article 6, COP29, Loss And Damage, Trade

COP29 Falls Short on Gender Inclusion

COP29’s agenda included promoting gender-responsive climate policy and equal representation of delegates. But as with previous COPs, this year’s summit failed to signal progress on gender integration, with disagreements over language derailing negotiations.
  • COP29

Your Guide to COP29: A Tamer but Still Tumultuous Affair

African countries are going to COP with a long menu of agenda items to address: the new finance target (NCQG), revised NDCs, adaptation, mitigation and just transitions, loss and damage, and trade. In this explainer we discuss the key issues, points of contention, and some of the African positions ahead of the COP.
  • Adaptation, Article 6, COP29, Loss And Damage, NetZero and the Just Transition, Trade

The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) at COP 29: Key negotiation topics and an African perspective

At COP29 countries will continue to flesh out the details of the GGA through the development of indicators to track their implementation. Luckson Zvobgo is actively working on these indicators. He explains why they matter and what Africa’s priorities are for their development.
  • Adaptation, COP29