Kenya to participate at ACS2 in Ethiopia
The Second edition of the Africa Climate Summit is scheduled to take place from 8th- 10th September, 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is co-hosted by the Government of Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Africa Union Commission.
The Government of the Republic of Kenya will be attending the Summit themed ‘Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development.’ The summit will also honour Africa's leadership in climate solutions, of which Kenya has made notable progress. Among strides made include, enacting the Climate Change Act (2016) to strengthen institutional coordination; Development of the National Climate Change Action Plan; advocacy for use of clean energy sources particularly geothermal, wind, hydro, and solar power, while expanding of the national grid towards the complete achievement of the Last Mile Connectivity in the country and the promotion of climate smart agriculture which involves and encourages the cultivation of drought resistant crops, increased uptake of irrigation and agro-forestry with a targeted 15 billion trees to be planted; these are all efforts towards contributing to the country’s enhanced food security initiatives.
As delegates arrive in Addis Ababa, several pre-summit programs are underway including but not limited to the African Youth Climate Assembly (AYCA 2025); the Climate and Development in Africa Conference (CCDA-13); the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action- Advancing climate smart financial policies, as well as the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) Consultations. These events are intended to discuss and solidify Africa's unified stance for COP30 and are happening at the Addis International Convention Centre (AICC) and the Adawa Museum.