At the 6th AU-EU Summit held in February 2022 the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) affirmed a joint partnership vision for 2030. This briefing looks at the Partnership and the financing underpinning it from the perspective of climate justice, and how the EU and AU urgently need to build on what was agreed and deepen cooperation to progress gender transformative action on adaptation and to address loss and damage. It builds on analysis of the Partnership commitments, EU financing commitments and programming process, and programmes for five selected African programmes. It also benefits from invaluable inputs from African and European civil society organisations (CSOs) to draw conclusions and recommendations for the EU on the Partnership and its financing.
Press release
Ahead of COP29, EU Fails to Signal a Stepping Up of Climate Finance Support
Brussels, 8th October 2024 EU Finance Ministers met today in Brussels to finalise the EU’s international climate finance priorities ahead of COP29. CAN Europe welcomes the recognition from Ministers that international