Maïga calls for stronger climate justice at COP31
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga called for climate commitments to be turned into concrete results and for the link between climate, peace and security to be better considered. His intervention at COP31 in Antalya on 12 November focused on the challenges facing Sahelian populations, according to the Malian Prime Minister’s Office.
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga called on Thursday 12 November 2026, at COP31 in Antalya, for stronger action in favour of climate justice and for international commitments to be translated into concrete results. He highlighted the vulnerability of Sahelian populations to desertification and landlocked conditions, while their contribution to global emissions remains marginal, according to the Communication and Public Relations Unit of the Malian Prime Minister’s Office.
Abdoulaye Maïga also presented measures undertaken by Mali, notably the restoration of degraded land and the rehabilitation of the Niger and Senegal rivers. The “Yelen Kura” energy programme provides for the installation of 4,142 MWp of solar energy and is expected to avoid 132 million tonnes of CO2 over the life cycle of the facilities, at an estimated value of 1.6 trillion CFA francs, according to the Malian Prime Minister’s Office.
The Prime Minister placed these initiatives within the “Mali Kura Ɲɛtaasira ka bɛn san 2063 ma” strategy, which aims to steer the country’s development towards the 2063 horizon. He also linked climate, peace and security in the Sahel, presenting these issues as common to the AES member states, the alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, according to the Communication and Public Relations Unit of the Malian Prime Minister’s Office.
