Reinforcing the Africa-Europe climate alliance: looking ahead to COP26 and onto COP27

The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.

As Africa and Europe seek to re-set their partnership, the Africa-Europe Foundation is engaging with a host of diverse voices from youth leaders, its network, partners, and key stakeholder from both continents on the long-term vision to shape a common pathway by 2030. Looking at the diverging and converging issues at the heart of this established cooperation, the Africa Europe Foundation’s goal is to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue, catalyse partnerships and unlock new opportunities that can transform Africa-Europe relations into action.

As part of COP 26, the Africa-Europe Foundation in partnership with the African Climate Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All will be hosted by the South-African and SDG 7 Pavilions. Our side events will focus on strategically positioning the two continents on the international stage, hearing from an intergenerational panel of key voices to share their views on how to empower and accelerate the impact and reach of this partnership in the lead up to the Africa-Europe Summit, crucially looking ahead to COP 27 in Africa. These high-level debates will offer a platform to civil society, business, governments, and emerging young leaders to exchange ideas and start working together to drive climate action and ensure human and economic development are encompassed on our road to COP 27 in Africa.