Africa Pavilion programme at COP30

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As one of the world’s most read platforms on sustainability, illuminem is proud to spotlight the key events shaping environmental sustainability and social responsibility, with a special focus on all the happenings at COP30. Drawing on insights from our network of 1,500+ Thought Leaders, we’re excited to present our insiders’ guides to the unmissable events in COP30 and its pavilions, the go-to resource for delegates at the defining climate summit of the year.

For the first time, we’re unveiling the full schedule of events at the Africa Pavilion. True to our style, ⭐ spotlights our recommended events.

Website: https://www.afdb.org/en/cop30/africa-pavilion
Location: Africa Pavilion, Blue Zone Belém, Brazil
Dates: Monday, November 10 – Thursday, November 21, 2025

Tuesday, November 11
• 11:30-13:00 | Mozambique: Advancing community resilience and recovery in a changing climate (CRRF)
• 13:30-15:00 | Africa Day
• 15:30-19:00 | Role of multilateral institutions in financing climate and development in Global Africa ⭐ and implications for sustainability reporting: Launch of Afreximbank ESG report

Wednesday, November 12
• 09:30–11:00 | Tanzania
• 11:30–13:00 | Scaling climate finance, and launch of a call for proposals for the adaptation finance window for Africa
• 15:30–17:00 | Accelerating adaptation action: Increasing climate finance for low-income countries in Africa ⭐
• 17:30–19:00 | Eswatini: Unlocking climate finance – Perspectives from banks in Africa & the Pacific

Thursday, November 13
• 09:30–11:00 | Operationalizing the African single electricity market (AfSEM) as a continental mechanism for renewable energy implementation and climate action
• 11:30–13:00 | In pursuit of a convergence of the Three Rio conventions for enhanced and coordinated financing for needs based adaptation
• 13:30–15:00 | ECA: Joint event with partners including UNICEF
• 15:30–17:00 | Monetization of Africa’s carbon assets - The Liberia story
• 17:30–19:00 | Zimbabwe: Africa’s blue lifelines – Driving ocean-climate action for a just & resilient future

Friday, November 14
• 09:30–11:00 | Seychelles: African climate investment, sustainability assets, and carbon trading
• 11:30–13:00 | Mobilising commercial capital for renewable energy and energy access in Africa
• 13:30–15:00 | Joint launch of the Africa climate action programme (AfCAP) and the Africa action plan on carbon markets (AAPCM)
• 15:30–17:00 | Delivering Africa’s NDCs: Mobilising finance through energy planning and capacity building
• 17:30–19:00 | Egypt

Saturday, November 15
• 09:30–11:00 | Catalyzing investment for Africa’s just energy transition pathways through smart planning ⭐
• 11:30–13:00 | Delivering climate finance for the resilience of Indigenous peoples and local communities
• 13:30–15:00 | AGN briefing on status of negotiations
• 15:30–17:00 | Morrocco
• 17:30–19:00 | Climate, peace, and security partnerships roundtable: Adapting for stability - Scaling partnerships for peace and climate resilience in Africa

Monday, November 17
• 11:30–13:00 | Côte d’Ivoire: Innovations in agronomic research and climate finance for resilient and low-carbon cocoa farming
• 13:30–15:00 | L’engagement de la République du Congo dans la gestion des écosystèmes forestiers
• 15:30–17:00 | PACJA: Recognising energy access as a climate goal in the UNFCCC process
• 17:30–19:00 | AfDB’s climate solutions in conversation

Tuesday, November 18
• 09:30–11:00 | Mobilising climate finance for peace, security, and resilience in vulnerable contexts
• 11:30–13:00 | ECA: Opportunity cost of African expenditures on climate change
• 13:30–15:00 | Scaling up finance for the Great Green Wall: From climate ambition to integrated action for land, nature, and people
• 17:30–19:00 | Climate resilient and inclusive water security in Africa - What are we learning?

Wednesday, November 19
• 09:30–11:00 | Evidence for climate and development in Africa: A cross-sectoral synthesis
• 11:30–13:00 | IOM: Data for climate action - Advancing evidence on climate-induced migration in Egypt, Iraq, and Libya
• 13:30–15:00 | Guinea Bissau
• 15:30–17:00 | NANHRI: Protecting the most vulnerable - State obligations to uphold human rights in the face of climate change in Africa
• 17:30–19:00 | ECA: Validation of the Africa-focused analysis of the first global stocktake (GST-1) outcomes