Children Climate Summit Declaration and Call to Action
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Foreward
The Africa Children’s Climate Summit 2 (ACCS 2) has given us, the children of Africa, another chance to speak. For some, it is the first time; for others who were here in 2023, it is a chance to see what has been done since. We recognize the progress made a Climate Change Dictionary for Children, a study on how climate change affects African children, a training manual for advocacy, and more spaces for children in forums and side events. These are important steps, and we are grateful. But listening is not enough. Our voices must be included in real decisions, policies, and actions.
In 2023, the African Children’s Climate Declaration carried urgency and truth. The Nairobi Declaration gave Africa unity and a plan for green growth. But the missing thread was the child. Without child-centred action, climate policies forget the very future they are meant to protect. This year in Addis Ababa, we want more. We want child participation written into national policies, budgets, and systems. We ask governments to look at the declarations already made by children in their own countries and honour them alongside this continental declaration.
We are almost half of Africa’s population. The choices made today will shape our tomorrow. This declaration is not just a call to listen it is a demand to act with children at the centre of Africa’s climate future.
