{"id":54205,"date":"2023-09-05T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T10:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=54205"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:53:14","slug":"the-africa-climate-summit-could-be-africas-big-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/54205\/the-africa-climate-summit-could-be-africas-big-break\/","title":{"rendered":"The Africa Climate Summit Could be Africa\u2019s Big Break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Africa Climate Summit marks a new beginning for Africa<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n
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Environmental activist holds a Placard in Nairobi on September 20,2019 during the Climate strike protest calling for action on climate change.
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For ages, Africa has been perceived as a victim of worsening climate change despite its low carbon footprint. What this narrative has done is undermine Africa\u2019s ability to fight climate change, which is why the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) is a timely event. <\/p>\n\n

The summit will be happening between 4th and 6th September during the Africa Climate Week at the Kenya International Conference Center (KICC) in Nairobi. A first of its kind in Africa, the climate summit will be co-hosted by the Kenyan government and the African Union Commission under the theme \u201cGreen Growth and Climate Finance for Africa and the World.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Several heads of state and delegates from within and beyond the continent, intergovernmental organisations, development partners, civil society organisations, the private sector, and youth are expected to attend to deliberate on climate change and how to tackle it to fast-track Africa\u2019s development.<\/p>\n\n

As these groups gather to hold dialogues about climate change in Africa, they must acknowledge the desires, hopes and concerns of the people the summit is meant to serve: Africans. <\/p>\n\n

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