The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa would like to invite you to join our session at COP27 on 17 November 2022 in the LGMA Multi-Level Action Pavilion, Blue Zone - Zone B, building 8. The event will be available for in-person and virtual attendance, in English, French and Portuguese. This session will unpack the trade-offs that leading African city decision-makers face every day and provide evidence of how these trade-offs can be navigated in ways that empower those most vulnerable to climate change.
Join us in person or virtually for this critical discussion, to register, follow four easy steps:
- Register to join us at the LGMA Multilevel Action Pavilion for free here (for both in-person and virtual attendees).
- You will then receive a confirmation email prompting you to either download the Whova event application or use the web portal.
- Once you have downloaded the application or opened the web portal you can navigate to the Agenda button on the right-hand side, on Whova.
- By clicking on Agenda you can find the individual sessions. Search for “Urban Africa in Action” and click on ‘Add to My Agenda’ to add the respective session(s) to your personal calendar.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most vulnerable to climate change impacts under all climate scenarios above 1.5 degrees Celsius, despite having contributed the least to global warming historically. Africa faces exponential climate change risks, which threaten to undo developmental progress to date.
The devastating cyclones of 2018, affected millions of people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. GDP exposure in African nations vulnerable to extreme climate patterns is projected to grow from $895 billion in 2018 to about $1.4 trillion in 2023 (nearly half of the continent’s GDP).
The combination of Africa’s vulnerability to interacting poly crises, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and increasing pollution levels, with a lack of resources to deal with these crises, means that every dollar spent in Africa has to be spent wisely.
With so many competing priorities and with win-win scenarios in short supply, trade-offs result. With every decision, someone stands to win, and someone stands to lose. Sub-saharan African city decision-makers are thus making difficult decisions every day.
This session will be held as part of ICLEI Africa and UCLG Africa's Urban Africa in Action sessions at COP27. It will unpack the trade-offs that leading African city decision-makers face every day and provide evidence of how these trade-offs can be navigated in ways that empower those most vulnerable to climate change.
CoM SSA Regional Mayors Forum members and other signatories will be speaking at various events at COP27 see the programme here and join us!
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