COP29: An overview and ASEC's key expectations for Africa in tackling global climate change
Climate Action, the 13th key framework in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) drives yet again, another global conference where world leaders, negotiators, government representatives and civil society groups meet to deliberate on climate change, a menace which in the immediate, threatens global systems and society. Under the broader United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a perennial Conference of the Parties (COP) has been institutionalized to enable international communities, Africa included, to map out a roadmap to address climate crises around the globe. In this think piece, we explore COP29’s overview and some key expectations of Africa in tackling global climate change. After the twenty-eighth COP (COP28), which was held in Dubai, from November 20th to December 13th 2023 saw intense negotiations amongst the over 85,000 participants worldwide, COP29 is expected to bring together an even much larger number of State Parties in Azerbaijan to revi...