PRE COPE27 and Challenges for Africa seen by AMAGEP

Last week, delegates and high level authorities including senior diplomates from the world gathered in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Following the discussion and declaration by delegates calling for African governments, the African Union, and African Group of Negotiators to act in the interests of Africa and to push for real solutions to the climate crisis, and to protect the people of Africa and the planet, AMAGEP analyze the content and form of climate discussion in relation to african development.
AMAGEP welcomes the African People’s Declaration on COP27 that stresses on Challenging Injustice in a time of Transition. The document was launched during the pre-COP27 Ministerial Meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The African Climate Justice Collective (ACJC), together with local partners in the DRC CORAP and Toboyi Molili, called for concrete and urgent action to address the climate crisis particularly as it impacts on African women and communities. This is, according to AMAGEP, an area of attention in the future of activities that will take place in South Africa by the organization.

Emmanuel Musuyu of CORAP and Toboyi Molili said: “We are hopeful that our voices will echo inside the halls of power at the Pre-COP Ministerial. The African people are living the climate crisis now and their demands for climate justice must be taken into the so-called African COP in Egypt this November.”
The global launch of the Declaration comes just before the African People’s Counter COP (APCC2022) to be held across the continent from October 17 to 21, 2022, and includes an online event and several local and national People’s Assemblies and other actions by members, allies and endorsers.

The Declaration was developed by conveners who make up the ACJC, comprising 27 movement-based and allied organisations and partners and who contributed to the document for a period of five weeks. It is the first part of the African People’s Counter COP 2022. In the light of those contributions, the call for action includes these key initial set of demands:

Provide Climate financing and pay climate debt owed to Africa
Develop Clear and Ambitious Commitments in line with 1.5 degrees
Build Food Sovereignty for resilience of the African People
Stop financing false solutions which are a dangerous distraction
Leave Fossil Fuels underground and stop the expansion of gas on the continent
Transform energy system for energy justice
Build Peace and bring an end to Climate Hypocrisy
Stop Waste Colonialism, excessive consumption by elites and advance a circular economy
Respect and uphold the rights of people, including the Right to Say No to destructive infrastructure and other projects.
AMAGEP is meanwhile invite to attend and participate actively to COPE27 later this year in Egypt. The letter of invitation was sent to the organization by UN climate and environmental department. For Alain Matundu, the chairman of AMAGEP, such invitation is a sign of recognition and honor given to the organization as a result of partnership with UN and other sister organizations around the world.
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