Our continent bears the heaviest burden of climate impacts yet Africa remains one of the smallest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. The inequity is undeniable and the urgency is absolute. As an African youth climate action network, we stood in solidarity with the African Group of Negotiators and trade…
Resilient40 welcomes the ICJ’s advisory opinion as a landmark affirmation that states have legally binding obligations under international law including human rights and environmental law to act on climate change. We emphasize that failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or subsidize fossil fuels may constitute an internationally wrongful act, reinforcing…
Resilient40 Officially Launches 2025 Africa Climate Justice Caravans at UNEP Regional Consultations in Nairobi. Nairobi, Kenya – On July 13, 2025 — Resilient40, a pan-African youth climate justice network, officially launched the 2025 Africa Climate Justice Caravans during the UNEP Regional Consultative Meetings held in Nairobi. These meetings serve as…
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) took place in Seville, Spain, from 30 June to 3 July 2025 with Resilient40 Europe team in attendance. This high-level conference was a defining moment for setting political priorities around sustainable development and reaffirming global commitments to financing development and governing…
Bonn, 27 June 2025 The latest round of UN climate intersessional negotiations (SB62) concluded in Bonn with some progress on the just transition agenda, but little movement on finance or mitigation. As geopolitical tensions mount and trust in international cooperation erodes, the EU must now use its political leverage to help…
Let’s finance that future – together. Climate finance is not just about dollars. It is about dignity. It is about hope. It is about ensuring that a child born today in Kampala, Accra or Lusaka has the same right to a safe, clean and livable future as a child born…
Climate Justice Activists file an application with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, for an Advisory Opinion on African States’ Obligations in the context of Climate Change Today, standing on the steps of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, we Resilient40, Natural Justice and Environmental Lawyers…
Climate change is primarily a water crisis. We feel its impacts through worsening floods, rising sea levels, shrinking ice fields, wildfires and droughts. However, water can fight climate change. Sustainable water management is central to building the resilience of societies and ecosystems and to reducing carbon emissions. Everyone has a…
The continuous need to empower youth to accelerate and inspire the needed change in their communities stands at the centre of all our interventions. The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) will take place in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. This will be a pivotal moment for global climate policy,…
More emphasis is needed on gender equality and equity and women’s empowerment for climate action. Diversity, equity, inclusion and justice are widely used terms that are garnering greater awareness. Policies are being implemented to promote the representation and participation of groups with diverse identities, age, cultures, backgrounds and perspectives in…
Africa faces a critical climate adaptation finance crisis, with funding needs outpacing current levels and trust in international commitments eroding. We examine how Europe can improve its support for Africa’s climate adaptation needs amidst rising African disillusionment and geopolitical and domestic challenges. We explore how Europe can support Africa in…
It’s climate finance – and this year is a bellwether of the world’s ability to provide it at scale. At last year’s UN climate summit (COP29), wealthy nations agreed for the first time in 15 years to increase the amount of money they provide for climate mitigation and adaptation in developing nations.…