COP31: Djibouti seeks UK climate finance support
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RTD
On the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Djibouti’s Finance Minister Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh met Rachel Kyte, the UK’s special representative for climate. They discussed support for climate finance, debt management and the mobilisation of private capital, involving British International Investment, PIDG and UK Export Finance, according to RTD.
Djibouti’s Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of Industry, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, met Rachel Kyte, the UK’s special representative for climate change. The meeting took place on the sidelines of COP31, being held from 9 to 20 November 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, according to RTD.
The talks covered British support for Djibouti in three areas: climate finance, debt management and the mobilisation of private capital. The two sides examined avenues for cooperation with several British institutions, including British International Investment (BII), the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and UK Export Finance (UKEF). The minister was accompanied by his colleague the Minister of Environment, Mohamed Awaleh Ahmed, and by Djibouti’s ambassador to Türkiye, Aden Houssein Abdillahi.
Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh recalled Djibouti’s vulnerability to climate change and called for accessible financing suited to adaptation, energy transition and sustainable development projects. He also asked for mechanisms that take account of the indebtedness of vulnerable countries. The two sides agreed to continue their discussions.
The meeting is part of the Djiboutian delegation’s bilateral consultations at COP31, whose proceedings opened on 9 November in Antalya.
