SEO Riders
– Africa Climate Week Unites Negotiators and Implementers from 1–6 Sept
– Implementation Forum Powers Labs on Finance, Energy, Agriculture & Forests
– Event Prepares Ground for Africa Climate Summit 2 and COP30 Agenda
From 1–6 September 2025, the second UN Climate Week of the year (CW2) launches in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together negotiators, policymakers, financiers, civil society, businesses, and Indigenous Peoples. Organised by UN Climate Change and hosted by Ethiopia, CW2 is designed to turn pledges into tangible progress—highlighting scalable solutions such as community recycling in Kenya, green bonds in Morocco, and digital platforms that track climate ambition. The gathering hinges on the Implementation Forum (3–4 September), where collaborative Implementation Labs, dialogues, and roundtables will tackle critical areas including adaptation finance, public-private partnerships, agriculture climate action, forest sustainability, and community-led responses.
As a strategic precursor to the Second Africa Climate Summit (8–10 September) and a building block toward COP30 in Brazil, CW2 represents a pivotal moment for African climate leadership. Its outcomes—particularly from the high-value Implementation Forum—will elevate solutions and priorities from Addis to the global stage. Ethiopia’s hosting signals its deepening role in driving continent-wide climate resilience, emphasizing innovation, investment, and locally rooted scalability.
