#ClimateJustice Bishop

Climate Policy, Development and Biodiversity Conservation Expert | Africa Program Manager @Greenfaith_Afr | Climate Justice Campaigner

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

Climate vulnerability is not only about geography. It is also about people, livelihoods, and inequality.

Those most exposed to climate shocks are often those with the least access to resources, insurance & adaptive capacity.

Act. Adapt. Protect.

#Faiths4Climate #CircleOfCare

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

Faith leaders have a sacred responsibility to speak truth to power.

As Sister Juliet Musoke Nakabuye reminds us, accountability requires both pastoral care and prophetic courage, standing with the vulnerable, challenging injustice, and defending human dignity.

#StopEACOP

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

From churches,mosques to temples, faith spaces are more than places of worship,they are centers of resilience, compassion & mobilization.

They help disseminate information,support vulnerable families, ensure no one is left behind during climate emergencies.

#Faiths4Climate

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

As we engaged with ayetoro people, Our Executive Director @merynewarah led an interactive Focused,group Discussion, where the community members unpacked viable social economic intervention that thrive in the face of sea level rise which threaten their existence

#Faiths4Climate

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

When we fail to protect the earth, the earth becomes wounded."

Fr. Michael Ayanleke the SG of Catholic Secretariat reminding us that our neglect harms our common home. Caring for creation is a sacred duty, not an option.

#Faiths4Climate

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

Our Board Chairman Sheikh Ibrahim Lithome reminding us that Religion is a powerful, unquestionable force & we can use that influence to turn faith into action for environmental stewardship

“God created us & the earth & gave us the user's manual to protect it”
#Faiths4Climate

[AFSA @Afsafrica]

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐒𝐎𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝟑𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝟑𝟐

Today in Addis Ababa, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), through its Agroecology and Climate Change Working Group, convened a Civil Society Organisation debrief and strategic consultation meeting bringing together 42 participants from 16 African countries at Sapphire Addis Hotel. The two day meeting, taking place on January 28 to 29, 2026, creates a critical space for collective reflection on the outcomes of #COP30 and for shaping a coordinated African strategy toward #COP32.

African civil society participation at COP30 in Belém, Brazil was strong and diverse, yet the final outcome texts did not meaningfully recognize agriculture, food systems, or agroecology within adopted decisions. While political momentum around adaptation and climate finance continued to grow, locally led approaches such as agroecology remained insufficiently reflected in global commitments.

The meeting is therefore designed to unpack these outcomes in depth, consolidate lessons learned from African engagement at COP30, and identify key advocacy gaps that must be addressed in the coming negotiation cycles. Participants will examine developments related to the Global Goal on Adaptation, climate finance, the Just Transition Work Programme, National Adaptation Plans, and the stalled agriculture negotiations under the SSJWA track, with a focus on how African priorities and community driven solutions can be more effectively advanced in formal climate processes.

A central focus of the discussions will be strengthening coordination between African civil society organisations, national policymakers, and members of the African Group of Negotiators, to ensure more aligned, strategic, and technically grounded engagement in future COP processes. The consultation will also explore how African CSOs can deepen collaboration with governments and regional institutions, enhance their collective advocacy capacity, and secure stronger positioning for agroecology as an African led adaptation pathway within national and global climate frameworks.

Over the two days, participants are expected to develop a shared interpretation of COP30 outcomes, build a clearer understanding of negotiation dynamics, and jointly design a unified roadmap guiding Africa’s advocacy efforts toward COP31 and COP32. The process aims to strengthen readiness among civil society actors to influence climate policy spaces while reinforcing partnerships that elevate African voices and community realities in climate decision making.

[CAN Africa @can_africa]

Africa will not be powered by promises.
Our people deserve real and safe energy, real resilience, real development, NOW.

This week stood firm to remind the world that renewable energy is power to the people: power for our farmers, our hospitals, our schools, our communities. Not charity. Not conditional loans. Justice. Sovereignty. Survival.

Africa is the future, and that future is 100% renewable.

We are here to be heard. And we’re not leaving until Africa gets the energy transition it deserves.

#COP30 #RenewableEnergy

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

Our E.D @merynewarah takes you through our bold engagements at #COP30 where faith voices are pushing for justice and urgent action

From demanding an end to fossil fuel expansion to uplifting grassroots stories, our message is clear, No negotiations without the people

[#ClimateJustice Bishop @PiusOko]

@Cop30noBrasil
Please join us tomorrow 🗣️

"Roundtable on Advancing Healthy School Meals for Children Today and Tomorrow"

🗓 Thursday, 20 November 2025
⏰ 12:00 UTC-3 (GMT-3)
📍 Action on Food Hub Pavilion (PV-E156) | Blue Zone at #COP30 @GreenFaith_Afr @greenfaithworld

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

Come add your voice.
Come strengthen the movement. Come witness the power of faith communities leading the call for a world rooted in care, courage, and climate justice.
#COP30 #Faiths4ClimateJustice

[GreenFaith Nigeria @greenfaithng1]

The politics are complex, but the moral call is simple.
Protect people. Protect creation. Tell the truth.

#Faiths4Climate #COP30 #HealOurLandNG #JustTransition #NDCs #ClimateFinance

[AFSA @Afsafrica]

T𝐡e J𝐢n𝐣a D𝐞c𝐥a𝐫a𝐭i𝐨n o𝐧 𝐀d𝐯a𝐧c𝐢n𝐠 𝐂r𝐨s𝐬-𝐁o𝐫d𝐞r T𝐫a𝐝e f𝐨r A𝐠r𝐨e𝐜o𝐥o𝐠i𝐜a𝐥 𝐏r𝐨d𝐮c𝐞 (A𝐄P) 𝐢n t𝐡e E𝐚s𝐭 𝐀f𝐫i𝐜a𝐧 𝐂o𝐦m𝐮n𝐢t𝐲 (E𝐀C)

Adopted in Jinja, Uganda — 30 October 2025

Participants at the Regional Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Advancing Agroecological Produce Cross-Border Trade in the East African Community (EAC), representing Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan, gathered in #Jinja, Uganda, in a spirit of unity, purpose, and solidarity and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional integration through just, inclusive, and sustainable food and trade systems.

They recognized the urgency of transforming food systems to respond to climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality and issued the Jinja declaration to advance agroecological trade as a pathway toward sovereignty, justice, and ecological resilience in the EAC.

The declaration affirms that Africa’s resilience and #foodsovereignty are rooted in the heritage of its people, seeds, and soils and that agroecological trade honors this heritage by centering farmers, women, youth, and indigenous communities in regional economies.

The declaration calls upon the EAC, partner states, civil society, and regional economic actors to eliminate Non-Tariff Barriers, establish dedicated market spaces and trade facilitation infrastructure, scale up Participatory Guarantee Systems, invest in cold storage, logistics, and public infrastructure, support mutual recognition of Sanitary and Phytosanitary standards and integrate agroecology into EAC trade, climate, and agricultural policy frameworks including a regional Agroecology policy.

🔗 To read the full declaration, click here
https://t.co/MqVQUikEQQ

[PELUM Uganda @pelum_uganda]

Join @Afsafrica side event at #COP30 in Belém to discuss accelerating climate action. We are focusing on institutionalizing and financing #Agroecology for Climate Change adaptation in Africa. Your voice is crucial in shaping priorities 4local leaders and ensuring a better future.

[CAN Africa @can_africa]

Today, CAN Africa joined thousands in the streets of Belém for the historic People’s March for Climate, part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.

Alongside movements from around the world, we march in solidarity to demand urgent, just, and people-centred climate action.

📍 The march is moving from Mercado de São Brás to Aldeia Amazônica, a powerful reminder that the call for climate justice is global, united, and unstoppable.

✊🏾💚 Together, we rise for climate justice.

#PeoplesMarchForClimate #GlobalDayOfAction #ClimateJustice #CANAfrica #COP30

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

At the sidelines of #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Dr. Pius Oko reminded the world that faith leaders are not just voices of prayer they are engines of change.

“Faith leaders hold immense mobilizing power, their moral authority is vital in advancing Just Transition" @PiusOko

[#ClimateJustice Bishop @PiusOko]

Kindly join us: @Cop30noBrasil conversation on Empowering Communities for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in Africa!

🗓️ Thursday, 13th
⏰ 11:30 - 13:00hrs
📍 Room 7

@GreenFaith_Afr @KCCWG @greenfaithng1 @GreenfaithKE @ecosteward1 @christianaid @WWF

[Michael Simire @msimire]

From oil to offsets: Will @Cop30noBrasil redefine Africa’s role or repeat old extraction logic? https://t.co/Vtay2af4JU via @environewsng
@UNFCCC @simonstiell @Climategovng @FMEnvCCNG @society_planet @Donaldikenna1 @miketerungwa @PiusOko @_Oruhnc @society_planet

[AFSA @Afsafrica]

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗙𝗦𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀

Belém, Brazil – November 2025 – As global leaders convene for the 30th Conference of the Parties (#COP30) to the #UNFCCC, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has officially launched a major policy brief titled “Adaptation, Resilience and Mitigation through Agroecology.” The release marks a defining moment for African civil society at the climate negotiations, placing #agroecology firmly at the heart of Africa’s strategy for climate adaptation and resilience.

Representing a powerful coalition of 48 network organizations that bring together more than 200 million small-scale food producers, pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples, youth, women, and faith-based communities across 50 African countries, AFSA’s new policy brief presents a strong, evidence-based case for the recognition and institutionalization of agroecology as a key climate solution.

Rooted in the outcomes of SB62 and building on advocacy milestones from COP29 and earlier negotiations, the policy brief outlines AFSA’s priorities across six major thematic areas: the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Agriculture (SJWA), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Just Transition Work Programme, and Climate Finance. It calls on Parties to ensure that agroecology is embedded across these negotiation tracks as a measurable and central pillar for resilience, adaptation, and mitigation.

The brief also draws on extensive evidence, including studies showing that agroecological practices can reduce production costs by up to 60 percent, restore soil fertility through legume intercropping, enhance pollinator populations by 25 percent, and diversify food sources to improve nutrition and sovereignty.

As COP30 unfolds in Belém, the brief stands as AFSA’s rallying call for Parties to move from commitments to concrete action, transforming Africa’s food systems through agroecology, for people and for the planet.

DOWNLOAD THE POLICY BRIEF
https://t.co/XxDVVGwaGm

#Agroecology4Climate

[#ClimateJustice Bishop @PiusOko]

@GreenFaith_Afr moral call to COP30 is clear and uncompromising;

~An immediate end to all new fossil fuel expansion and deforestation.

~ Deliver a just transition, where equitable climate finance and loss & damage funds reach those most affected, not as charity, but as justice.

[GreenFaith Africa @GreenFaith_Afr]

Faith communities across the world must rise to a higher calling to hold the world accountable not just for emissions, but for ethics and morality in the fight against climate change.

#Faiths4ClimateJustice
#FossilFreeCOP30