The UN Africa Climate Week and the inaugural Africa Climate Summit will both take place during September 4-8, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. ACW is an annual UN Regional Climate Week that brings together policymakers, public and private sector representatives, and CSOs to discuss climate-related challenges. In 2023, ACW will work in parallel with the inaugural ACS, which will bring together heads of state from across the continent. The Summit will also convene other international leaders, notably Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. It is expected that leaders will work towards an agreed-upon roadmap for collective climate action, which will be detailed in a Nairobi Declaration on Green Growth and Climate Finance Agenda and Solutions for Africa and the World. Both the ACW and ACS will pick up key issues discussed in Paris at the New Global Financing Pact Summit in June 2023, and talks in Nairobi are expected to build momentum ahead of COP28 in Dubai in November 2023.
Each event is organized by thematic tracks including climate finance, just energy transition, adaptation and resilience, sustainable infrastructure and urbanization, natural capital, and sustainable agriculture, land and water use, among others. To help advocates prepare for both events, the Donor Tracker team has prepared a brief pre-read for climate advocates on what to expect from the climate week.
