COP31: Africa makes progress on adoption of key supplementary priorities on agenda
The African Group of Negotiators urged world leaders to move from promises to financial delivery at the opening of COP31 in Antalya. Chair Nana Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah stated that Africa needs immediate, predictable climate finance to meet its commitments. This position aligns the African block with China and the Group of 77. The focus of the conference is on implementation and scaled-up funding.
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, Nana Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, emphasized that Africa’s ability to fulfill its climate commitments rests entirely on the immediate mobilization of scaled-up, predictable climate finance. Aligning the African block with the Group of 77 and China, Dr. Amoah declared that an implementation-focused summit must be a summit that delivers on finance, setting a firm tone for the two-week negotiations hosted by Türkiye with Australia presiding over negotiations.