Road to COP30: AfDB piloting financial instruments to support African countries in tackling climate change

Road to COP30: AfDB piloting financial instruments to support African countries in tackling climate change

COP30 officials group photo. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] As the world prepares for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is piloting several innovative financial instruments to help African countries address the escalating impacts of climate change. The main objectives for COP30, which will be held in…

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Africa: ECA Chief Calls for Financial Instruments That Reflect Africa’s Development Needs

Africa: ECA Chief Calls for Financial Instruments That Reflect Africa’s Development Needs

Addis Ababa, — Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete has urged a shift from rhetoric to results, calling for financial instruments that reflect Africa’s development needs. Speaking at a joint side event hosted by the UN’s five regional commissions at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)…

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