Lagos, Nov. 2 ’25 (TNZ) African stakeholders have called for coordinated climate action that aligns ambition with development needs across the continent.
TheNewsZenith reports that the call came ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
Mr Ugochukwu Uzuegbu, Communications Officer of Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) announced this in a statement, at weekend in Lagos.
Uzuegbu stated that the stakeholders emphasised that Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) must serve as practical roadmaps for national development.
According to the statement, the African Stakeholders adopted a seven-point communiqué at the end of a virtual forum coordinted by SSP.
TheNewsZenith reports that NDC is the central tool under the Paris Agreement.
The stakeholders urged that future NDCs be ambitious, feasible, and harmonised with national plans.
They must reflect Africa’s social and economic realities through inclusive participation.
The stakeholders had adopted a seven-point communiqué urging African governments to treat the climate crisis as a developmental emergency.
They wanted the governments to defend multilateralism and use NDCs as platforms for cooperative engagement with global partners.
This is under the Paris Agreement, Agenda 2063, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to the statement, the Stakeholders also urged developed countries to sustain financial, technological, and technical support to help African states implement their NDCs.
Donor institutions too should prioritise bankable, community-led projects that can attract private investment.
They emphasized the need for gender, youth, and community inclusion at every stage of NDC design and implementation.
Ms Gbemisola Akosa, Executive Director, Center for 21st Century Issues, said that although 85 per cent of African countries have incorporated gender in their NDCs, financing for women-focused climate action remains inadequate.
“We must not only put gender equality in our policies but ensure that implementation delivers real results,” she said.
Mr Iskander Vernoit, Executive Director, IMAL Initiative for Climate and Development, Morocco, highlighted the gaps in climate finance and the need for stronger global accountability.
“African governments must protect their citizens even in the absence of sufficient international finance,” he said,
He called for legal obligations on wealthy nations to fulfill climate finance commitments.
Representing African youth, Mr Samuel Okorie, advisory board member of the UNFCCC Santiago Network, urged governments to partner with youth enterprises and integrate innovation into national climate action.
“It’s time to stop being afraid of youth businesses — they can drive Africa’s climate solutions,” he said. (TNZ)
