COP29 Africa Regional Resilience Hub

The COP29 Africa Regional Resilience Hub is led by South South North (SSN) with collaboration from Slum Dwellers International (SDI). The Africa Regional Hub is delivering a programme of virtual engagements to bring local voices to the global stage in the lead up to COP29.

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The Regional Resilience Hubs played a crucial role of ensuring the voices and perspectives of traditionally under-represented communities are amplified and heard. They played a central role in illuminating and communicating regional priorities, actions, solutions and challenges on the global stage at COP28.

Key Messages

The COP29 Africa Regional Hub will continue to prioritize a people- and organization-centric approach to amplify African thought leadership, priorities, and solutions. Participants from across the continent will be encouraged to contribute their insights towards identifying lessons and solutions tailored for Africa. They will also share their thought leadership on resilience through stories and experiences, shaping a narrative that reflects African perspectives and solutions.

 

Download last year’s key messages in Powerpoint or PDF format.

Programme of Events

In the run up to COP29, the Africa Regional Resilience Hub will be taking part in regional resilience hub virtual summit which seeks to provide a space to as a knowledge exchange platform for cross-learning between the Regional Hubs and to propel the key lessons and messages of the global south ahead of COP29. This summit is a critical space for advancing key messages and contributing to the themes and agenda items central to developing country priorities. It seeks to highlight and reemphasise the critical challenges ahead of COP29, that need to be addressed for the attainment of sustainable development goals and climate resilience.

A selection of the 2024 programming is below:

Women preparing the Gnetum (okok) nursery in the village of Minwoho. Lekié, Center Region, Cameroon. Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR

 

PREVIOUS PROGRAMMING

“The COP28 Africa Regional Hub focused on a people and organisation centric approach to amplify African thought leadership, priorities and solutions. Individuals and organisations from across the Continent were invited to deepen the key messages from last year and showcase their thought leadership.

Finance and Investment

Climate Change Risk- A Weightier Concern Than Investment Risks: How Changing Risk Perceptions Can Unlock Climate Action In Africa

Climate Finance: The Elusive Accessibility And The Need For Transformative Change

Resilient Food and Agriculture Systems 

Embracing Mosaic And Multiverse Approaches In Farmer-Centred Co-Creation For African Agriculture

Pathways To Future Agriculture In Africa

Arts, Culture and Heritage

The Power Of Culture, Arts, And Heritage In Shaping Climate Resilience In Africa

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion 

A Call To Action For Gender-Just, Low-Carbon Economies”

Stories of Resilience

Tanzania: Establishing a voluntary carbon market to restore mangroves and support local communities
Planting the seeds of resilience: How agroforestry is redefining cocoa farming in Central Africa

Session recordings

Session recordings from this year will be posted to our YouTube channel, where you can also find videos from last year’s Africa Regional Hub.

Partners & co-hosts

The Africa Regional Resilience Hub is led by SouthSouthNorth (SSN) with collaboration from Slum Dwellers International (SDI).

SouthSouthNorth, a non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa, supports national and regional responses to climate change through policy and knowledge interventions, partnerships and deep collaboration.

Slumdwellers International (SDI) is a global network of slum dwellers driving a collective, bottom-up change agenda for inclusive and resilient cities.