COP31 activists demand better climate finance for Africa

At COP31 in Antalya, Climate activists are urging world leaders to prioritize climate justice. and financing for Africa at the center of the talks. Demonstrators gathered at the summit venue. as negotiations got underway in Turkey. Climate Action Network International Africa is calling for finance based on the continent's needs. We were carrying out this action for adaptation finance. Why? Because we felt that adaptation is underfunded within the UNFCCC negotiation, and we are demanding need-based financing. Turkey is hosting COP31, with Australia leading the negotiations. Both countries have faced criticism for their reliance on coal. We have not been seeing the commitment. from world leaders able to commit to that need to be able to ensure that Africans are given and the Global South is addressing the need for adaptation that it requires. So our demand is to ensure that there is a needs-based finance where communities are, issues are addressed, where people affected by floods are concerned, people affected by droughts and also heatwaves The summit takes place amid rising temperatures and deadly heatwaves. climate-related disasters crisis, disruption to energy markets linked to the war In Iran has also pushed governments to rethink their energy policy and invest more in renewable energy b the on the way back s