Africa safeguards forests, biodiversity & carbon sinks that serve the global interest, yet remains under-recognised & under-compensated. The message is clear: climate action must deliver fairness, access to tech & decision-making power for Africa as a partner, not a bystander.
🧵 | At #UNEA7, Minister Jiwoh Abdulai met with Mme Arlette Soudan-Nonault, Minister of the Environment, Sustainable Development and the #CongoBasin & Executive Secretary of the Congo Basin Climate Commission, and Ms Noura Hamladji, Deputy Executive Secretary of @UNFCCC.
They met to address post-COP30 valuation of Africa’s natural capital, calling for fair compensation for stewardship, practical technology access and a central African voice in global climate decisions.
As we mark #IDPD, 🇺🇳🇸🇱 continues to spotlight the leaders driving disability inclusion from within.
“Persons with disabilities are not just beneficiaries of development, we are equal partners in shaping it.” - Kadiatu Mansaray, Partnerships & Knowledge Management Officer - UNRCO Sierra Leone
Through leading the UN Disability Inclusion inter-agency group, advancing the annual scorecard & embedding inclusion across the #UNCooperationFramework, her work is strengthening accountability and truly advancing #LeaveNoOneBehind.
Environment Minister Shines at COP30
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mr. Jiwoh Abdulai, has emerged as one of the strong African voices at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), urging world leaders to accel
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Jiwoh Abdulai (@JiwohA) says Africa didn’t get everything it asked for at COP30 (@Cop30noBrasil), but the needle has moved. Public finance must stay at the core of adaptation — not an afterthought to private capital.
#COP30#ClimateFinance#Adaptation
Sierra Leone is ranked among the 15 economies most affected by climate change.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Sierra Leone sought funding to protect its forests
✍️ Jiwoh Abdulai, Sierra Leone's minister of environment, spoke to Context in Belém.
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Listen to the latest edition of @BBCNewshour, featuring Minister @JiwohA speaking about #COP30, as it concludes.
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On the final day of #COP30, we worked through the night on the outcome text. It may fall short of what you believe is fair, but you must stay in the room to defend the interests of your people and the generations who will live with the decisions we make today.
#SaLone
Sierra Leone’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change Jiwoh Abdulai says that the private sector can’t meet adaptation needs. https://t.co/2UhiUxiqpm
🇪🇺 🤝 🇸🇱Minister Jiwoh Abdulai meeting Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner For Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, at #COP30, to deepen Sierra Leone–EU corporation on climate, environment and other shared priorities
#COP30 negotiations will continue into an extra day.
Sierra Leone remains committed to securing a deal with our LDC partner countries, whatever it takes.
Photos: LDC Group
In his speech at the @UNFCCC#COP30 in #Belem, @moecc_sl Minister @JiwohA reminded everyone that "the world does not have the luxury of time, and neither do the people of Sierra Leone" when it comes to the climate crisis.
“We need countries to honour their commitments. The Paris Agreement clearly states who's responsible for historical emissions and what their role should be in helping…vulnerable ones like Sierra Leone, to be more resilient.”
- Minister @JiwohA#COP30
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#COP30 🇧🇷 | Minister @JiwohA represented the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in consultations on #Finance & #JustTransition agenda items, with the COP presidency. Consultations are held with Parties to try to get convergence on draft text before it goes to the COP plenary.
Sierra Leone Presents Enhanced NDC at COP30, Marking Major Step in National Climate Action
By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr
The Government of Sierra Leone has announced the successful delivery of its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), fulfilling
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🌍 UNSG António Guterres: “Adaptation finance must be prioritised — LDCs have the biggest financial & moral authority to demand it.” He said during a high-level meeting with LDCs Ministers led by Dr. Jean Mathanga (MW) & others - Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia
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"Countries like us are already at the forefront," Sierra Leone's environment minister, @JiwohA, said at Tuesday's roadmap press conference.
"The cost of adaptation is increasing much faster than we can afford." https://t.co/rNeJSBEFIU