Africa Climate Summit identified the following to be critical agendas for urgent collective action at the continental and global level:

1. We call upon the global community to act with urgency in reducing emissions, fulfilling its obligations, honoring past promises, and supporting the continent in addressing climate change, specifically to:
   i) Accelerate all efforts to reduce emissions to align with goals of the Paris Agreement
   ii) Honour the commitment to provide $100 billion in annual climate finance, as promised in 2009 at the UNFCCC COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark
   iii) Uphold commitments to a fair and accelerated process of phasing down unabated coal power and phase out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies while providing targeted support to the poorest and most vulnerable in line with national circumstances and recognizing the need for support towards a just transition.
2. We call for climate-positive investments that catalyze a growth trajectory anchored in the industries poised to transform our planet and enable African countries to achieve stable middle-income status by 2050.
3. We urge global leaders to join us in seizing this unprecedented opportunity to accelerate global decarbonization, while pursuing equality and shared prosperity.
4. We call for the operationalization of the Loss & Damage fund as agreed at COP27 and resolve for a measurable Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) with indicators and targets to enable assessment of progress against negative impacts of climate change.

In recognition of the scale, urgency and importance of these collective actions, we commit to:

1. Develop and implement policies, regulations and incentives aimed at attracting local, regional and global investment in green growth, inclusive of green and circular economies.
2. Propel Africa’s economic growth and job creation in a manner that reflects our commitments to the Paris Agreement and also aids global decarbonization efforts, by leapfrogging the traditional progression of industrial development and fostering green production and supply chains on a global scale.
3. Focus our economic development plans on climate-positive growth, including expansion of just energy transitions and renewable energy generation for industrial activity, climate smart and restorative agricultural practices, and essential protection and enhancement of nature and biodiversity.
4. Promote clean cooking technologies and initiatives as a just energy transition and gender equality for African rural women, youth, and children.
5. Strengthen actions to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, deforestation, and desertification, as well as restore degraded lands to achieve land degradation neutrality; and implement the Abidjan declaration on achieving gender equality for successful land restoration.
6. Strengthen continental collaboration, which is essential to enabling and advancing green growth, including but not limited to regional and continental grid interconnectivity, and further accelerating the operationalization of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
7. Advance green industrialization across the continent by prioritizing energy-intense industries to trigger a virtuous cycle of renewable energy deployment and economic activity, with a special emphasis on adding value to Africa’s natural endowments.
8. Promote investments in reskilling to unlock the human capital that will power for Africa’s inclusive green transition.
9. Redouble our efforts to boost agricultural yields through sustainable agricultural practices, to enhance food security while minimizing negative environmental impacts.
10. Contribute to the development of global standards, metrics, and market mechanisms to accurately value and compensate for the protection of nature, biodiversity, socio-economic co-benefits, and the provision of climate services.
11. Finalize and implement the African Union Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, with the view to realizing the 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature.
12. Provide all the necessary reforms and support required to raise the share of renewable energy financing to at least 20 percent by 2030.
13. Promote the production of green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives such as green fertilizer and synthetic fuels.
14. Integrate climate, biodiversity and ocean agendas into national development plans and processes to increase resilience of local communities and national economies.
15. Promote regenerative blue economy and support implementation of the Moroni Declaration for Ocean and Climate Action in Africa, and the Great Blue Wall Initiative, whilst recognizing the circumstances of Africa’s Island States.
16. Support smallholder farmers, indigenous peoples, and local communities in the green economic transition, given their key role in ecosystems stewardship.
17. Identify, prioritize, and mainstream adaptation into development policymaking and planning, including in the context of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
18. Build effective partnerships between Africa and other regions, to meet the needs for financial, technical and technological support, and knowledge sharing for climate change adaptation.
19. Promote investments in urban infrastructure including through upgrading informal settlements and slum areas to build climate resilient cities and urban centres.
20. Strengthen early warning systems and climate information services, as well as taking early action to protect lives, livelihoods and assets and inform long-term decision-making related to climate change risks. We emphasize the importance of embracing indigenous knowledge and citizen science in both adaptation strategies and early warning systems.
21. Support implementation of the Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP), which aims to close the Africa water investment gap by mobilizing US$30 billion by 2030.
22. Enhance drought resilience systems to shift from crisis management to proactive drought preparedness and adaptation, to significantly reduce drought vulnerability of people, economic activities, and ecosystems.
23. Further enhance our inclusive approach including through engagement and coordination with the children, youth, women, persons living with disabilities, indigenous people, and communities in climate vulnerable situations.
24. Accelerate implementation of the African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2032)