The second edition of the Africa Climate Summit aims to serve as a platform to inform, frame, and influence commitments, pledges, and outcomes. The Summit will bring Africa’s shared vision of climate action on advancing Africa led solutions and how to finance them, collaboratively championed by the AUC and Ethiopia as the host.
The Summit emphasizes the need for Africa to harness climate financing strategies that address the impacts of climate change while contributing to both climate adaptation and mitigation interventions and ensuring green development.
The Summit recognizes Africa’s potential for global climate solutions, emphasizing the need for fair and equitable allocation of resources and support, particularly for African nations that have historically contributed the least to climate change but are disproportionately affected by its impacts, yet the continent has immense potential for climate change rectifications for the region specifically, and the globe in general. 05 The ACS-2 is Africa’s moment to lead global climate action. Ahead of COP30 and building on ACS-1, ACS-2 will unify Africa’s voice to shape global climate negotiations.
It will push for fairer global finance systems, prioritizing renewable energy, nature-based and technology-based solutions, adaptation, and community-led solutions. This vision empowers African communities, especially youth and indigenous groups, to shape a prosperous, climate-resilient future. The Summit will seek to elevate the climate change crisis as a justice and fairness issue, resonating with the African Union theme of the year (2025), “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”.
“Ethiopia, the Land of Origins, in collaboration with the African Union, is deeply honored to welcome you to the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), taking place from September 8–10, 2025. This landmark gathering offers a vital opportunity to redefine Africa’s aspirations for a climate-resilient and prosperous future.
Guided by Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want and rooted in the principles of multilateralism, ACS2 will highlight proven Africa-led climate solutions and the continent’s bold efforts to re-green its landscapes—laying the groundwork to effectively address the impacts of climate change and greener development. With African leadership at the forefront, we can shape fair, practical, and global climate actions. Together, we strive to foster a harmonized, interconnected, united, climate-resilient, prosperous, and greener Africa. We once again look forward to warmly welcoming you to Addis Ababa.”
Location
Addis International Convention Center (AICC) , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – September 8-10, 2025
Expected High Level Outputs and Outcomes
This Summit is a pivotal moment for Africa to reshape its role in the global climate finance landscape - not only for the continent but for the globe as well. The Summit provides an opportunity for an African Leaders Addis Ababa Declaration on Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development.
The summit will seek to achieve the following high-level outcomes:
Position Africa as a unified force to influence COP30, G20, and UNGA outcomes.
Drive concrete reforms to scale grant-based climate finance
Showcase African-led climate solutions with potential for global impact.
Strengthen national and local systems and country platforms to manage and deliver climate finance.
Build strategic partnerships to support just transition and climate justice across the continent.
These outcomes will be reflected through the following outputs:
Adoption of the African Leaders Addis Ababa Declaration on Accelerating Climate Action and Finance for Africa’s Green Future and Call to Action.
Launch of flagship Report on initiatives and strategic partnerships for national, regional, continental and global levels.
Mobilization of green investment commitments, including showcasing of multi-billion-dollar projects across various sectors.
Announcements of progress on major ongoing continents and international climate global initiatives.
A clear roadmap for implementation of the Summit’s declaration, announcements, and investment commitments.