Leadership Training | 29 March 2025, Cape Town, South Africa
Leading the Change: African Voices for Climate Action
Through this book we delve into the stories of African Climate Reality Leaders (CRLs), their resilience, innovation, and unwavering commitment to climate action. We celebrate their achievements based on their lived experiences. By weaving together the rich cultural heritage of storytelling with the pressing climate change issues, this book aims to showcase Africa’s role in the global fight.
In light of the proclamation of the Climate Change Act, we call on you, Minister, to take the next critical step in addressing the climate crisis by prioritising ambitious climate action at the highest level. We urge you to drive climate action through actionable plans that address the ongoing climate emergency, which threatens the health, livelihoods, and well-being of all living in South Africa, especially those with the least adaptive capacity. These efforts must align with South Africa’s commitments under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), ensuring the transition to a low-carbon economy is ambitious, inclusive, and just.
QUARTER THREE NEWSLETTER
The Africa We Want – Quarter Three Newsletter
Greetings from ACRP!
As the year draws to a close, we are happy to be wrapping up with a bang!
ACRP attended COP 29 this year in Baku, Azerbaijan, between 16-22 November. This year’s COP was dubbed the Finance COP, as it was focused on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) to determine a new climate finance target.
On 16th November 2024, ACRP presented a finance accountability tool thatenables the public to track the flow of climate finance going in and out of their respective countries. The tool also helps to validate the projects that climate finance is set aside for. This event was co-hosted by The Climate Reality Project Philippines, highlighting the importance of community-led efforts for tracking and validating climate finance in the Philippines, Ghana, and South Africa. The ACRP team’s presentation focused on an analysis of climate finance flows between 2010 and 2022, examining funding sources, types of funding, and the sectors receiving funding in Ghana and South Africa. They concluded with a site validation report on the Worobong South Forest Reserve in Ghana.
Read The Full Newsletter HERE
Latest Resources
Towards an ambitious and sustainable climate future for Ghana: African Climate Reality Leaders’ position statement on Ghana’s Nationally Determined Contributions
Enhancing South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions:A Call for Increased Ambition, Financial Transparency, and Gender Responsiveness
The COP 101 resource is designed to help you understand the significance of the Conference of the Parties, its impact, and the importance of African voices in climate negotiations.
COP 29
Interview on COP 29 with Courtney Morgan
ACRP’s senior campaigner, Courtney Morgan, discusses climate action, expectations for COP29, and the importance of youth voices in climate negotiations on Science Wise with VOW FM.
Calls for climate justice and fair financing at COP29
As the world gathers for COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) has set forth its clear vision for climate justice, equity and the protection of vulnerable communities, especially those in the Global South.
AFRICA NEEDS CLIMATE ACTION NOW!
Get the tools, training, and network to fight climate change and together build the Africa we want.
OUR KEY OBJECTIVES
Capacitated Communities
Support and mobilise over 2000 Climate Reality Leaders across Africa.
International Cooperation
Amplify African voices and demands in climate policy spaces and on the international stage.
CLIMATE EDUCATION NOW
Improve climate literacy and spark climate conversations at all levels.
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
Promote the climate justice conversation through a lens that prioritizes an inclusive and fair shift towards sustainability, with a focus on African perspectives.
African Led Solutions
Support and coordinate African-centred climate solutions.
Public Finance
Place pressure on Public Finance Institutions to make investments that are socially and environmentally responsible.
Our Community in Action
The #NDC Deadline Has Passed—What Now?
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are at the heart of global climate action, shaping how countries reduce emissions and build resilience. Yet, 95% of countries missed the 2023 deadline to submit updated NDCs.
While this delay is…
There’s still time to apply for our Leadership Corps training in Cape Town on March 29!
Join us for a day of learning, networking, and discussions with local experts. Apply now and learn more at the link below👇
The Reality Training in #SouthAfrica 🗺️ WHO SHOULD ATTEND
1️⃣ Grassroots advocates 🗣️
2️⃣ Young people and students 👩🎓
3️⃣ Sustainability entrepreneurs 💚
4️⃣ Government officials, civil servants, and institutional representatives ✅
5️⃣ Individuals from impacted communities💯
Last Friday Laudato Si Movement and Climate Reality Project held a consultation meeting in preparation for the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training schedule for June 2025 in Nairobi.
The training aims to advocate in
1. Reducing emissions
2. Financing a just transition.
The Reality Training in #SouthAfrica 🗺️ WHO SHOULD ATTEND
1️⃣ Grassroots advocates 🗣️
2️⃣ Young people and students 👩🎓
3️⃣ Sustainability entrepreneurs 💚
4️⃣ Government officials, civil servants, and institutional representatives ✅
5️⃣ Individuals from impacted communities💯
LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
From Paper to Action: A Call For Ambitious Climate Action
In light of the proclamation of the Climate Change Act, we call on you, Minister, to take the next critical step in addressing the climate crisis by prioritising ambitious climate action at the highest level. We urge you to drive climate action through actionable plans that address the ongoing climate emergency, which threatens the health, livelihoods, and well-being of all living in South Africa, especially those with the least adaptive capacity. These efforts must align with South Africa’s commitments under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), ensuring the transition to a low-carbon economy is ambitious, inclusive, and just.
ACRP calls for COP29 to deliver increased climate finance and equitable solutions for Africa’s climate future
The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) is urging global leaders attending COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to focus on the urgent needs of Africa, and calling for a drastic reduction in emissions alongside a significant increase in climate finance to support more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Africa.
The African Climate Reality Project has launched a Framework and Tracker for Nationally Determined Contributions to help you monitor your country's NDCs.
"Our mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society."
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