COP26 Leaders’ Event – Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit

What: COP26 Leaders’ Event – Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit

Where: Meeting room 4, Zone F (in front of plenary rooms)/ also available on livestream here: https://bit.ly/31nTtIW

When: 14:15-15:45 on Tuesday 2nd November

Followed by press conference

When: 16:00-16:30

Where: Press Conference Room Durdle Door, Area D - Ground Floor

The future of Africa depends on global action and firm resource commitments to support climate adaptation.  The recent IPCCC report highlighted the continent is the most vulnerable to climate change. The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit is the moment at COP26 for African heads of state and government to outline how they are ready to play their part to build resilience across the continent. They will outline the commitments made and the actions required by global partners for a sustainable future.

Confirmed speakers

Host’s Keynote address

Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chair of the African Union

Keynotes

• António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Bill Gates, co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group
• Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State
• Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
• Alok Sharma, President for COP26

Leaders’ interventions

• João Lourenço, President of Angola
• Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana
• Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi
• Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde
• Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of Central African Republic
• Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros
• Adama Barrow, President of Gambia
• Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
• Umaro Mokhtar Embaló, President of Guinea Bissau
• Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya
• Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar
• Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi
• Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique
• Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger
• Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria
• Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
• Wavel Ramkalawan, President of Seychelles
• Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone
• Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania
• Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo

Moderation

Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of Global Center on Adaptation