Revitalizing Africa-Europe Cooperation on Climate Adaptation
Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF)
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Abstract: For the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU), 2025 will usher in changes of leadership at both Commissions, as well as a new policy and programming cycle. There are less than five years to make significant progress towards Agenda 2030, and 2025 will mark critical waypoints on this journey—Spain’s hosting of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, South Africa’s Presidency of the G20, the Baku to Belem Roadmap on the US$1.3 trillion climate finance goal, and the much-anticipated COP30, along with preparations for the 7th EU-AU Summit. This report is aimed at decision-makers engaged in all of these critical processes. Ambitious action and stronger cooperation on climate adaptation are imperative in the years leading up to 2030 and beyond, with the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) arguing that “we cannot afford rest stops, detours or stumbles at this halfway point in humanity's climate journey