Climate action can’t wait - and neither can Africa

CLIMATE change is no longer a future problem - it’s happening now, and having dramatic impacts, especially on vulnerable countries and including on our own continent.

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Climate action is necessary on all fronts - ambitious mitigation to reduce impacts, ambitious adaptation, to cope with impacts and build long-term resilience, and measures to address loss and damage, where impacts cannot be avoided.

All of these require financing, structured in a way that developing countries can afford, and enhanced international cooperation, both to address climate mitigation and impacts, and to make progress in meeting the sustainable development goals.

Climate change requires a response which addresses social, economic and environmental challenges. Without a united, whole-of-society response, at a national and multilateral level, these impacts will only worsen. South Africa is aligning its domestic action with international priorities to drive real outcomes under its 2025 G20 Presidency.

Our G20 agenda prioritises the unlocking of climate finance. Between 2031 and 2050, global climate financing needs are expected to exceed US$10 trillion.