The African Group of Negotiators is calling for the continent to secure climate finance and food systems commitments at COP31, Ghana News Agency reports. The group's chair set out the priorities, according to the outlet.
The push comes as African countries receive only about 23 percent of the climate finance they require, The Conversation reports, and pay comparatively high costs for what they do access. Civil society groups have separately urged that food systems be placed at the center of climate action, according to ebc.et.
Related discussions are also under way on the continent's wider climate planning. The Pan-African Parliament has called for a stronger framework to support national climate legislation, gazettengr.com reports, while semafor.com argued that African governments should stop treating energy shocks as unexpected events.
The COP31 agenda is the next test of whether these positions translate into commitments.
