Africa at the Forefront: Unpacking the Continent’s Priorities for COP30 in the Amazon

As the world’s leaders, policymakers, and activists gather in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), Africa is poised to command a central role. Hosted in the Amazon rainforest one of the planet’s great ecological treasures this COP provides a critical backdrop for Africa to press its unique case: that climate justice, resilient development, and global solutions…