Addis Ababa seeks to unite African cities ahead of COP32 climate summit
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Addis Ababa mayor Adanech Abiebie wants to use the city’s hosting of COP32 in 2027 to bring African cities together around shared climate priorities. According to the news agency Fanamc, talks held in Antalya with the African Development Bank and Anne Hidalgo focused on direct access to climate finance.
Addis Ababa mayor Adanech Abiebie says the Ethiopian capital can bring African cities together around shared climate priorities, according to Fanamc. Addis Ababa will host COP32 in November 2027. According to the mayor, the conference offers the capital the opportunity to present, with one voice, the priorities, financing needs and development programmes of African cities.
These remarks followed talks on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, with Anthony Okon Nyong, Director of Climate Change at the African Development Bank, and Anne Hidalgo, Ambassador of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and former mayor of Paris. Discussions focused on cities' direct access to climate finance, their capacity to prepare and implement projects, and the exchange of experience in green development, riverside development, urban regeneration and urban agriculture.
