The African Development Bank is bringing the continent's voice front and center at COP31, hosting the Africa Day High-Level Side Event at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The event is part of a long-standing tradition of carving out dedicated space for African priorities within the broader global climate conversation. COP31 continues to be a critical arena where financing, adaptation, and loss and damage commitments are negotiated, and Africa Day ensures the continent is not speaking from the margins.
With climate pressures falling hardest on communities that have contributed least to global emissions, the AfDB's presence and leadership at this event signals that African nations are showing up with agency, not just appeals. Watch this space.
Originally published by AllAfrica.