Finance for climate-resilient development in Africa – An agenda for action following the Copenhagen conference

This policy brief argues that additional public financing is required for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, climate-change adaptation and mitigation of greenhouse-gas emissions in Africa.

It sets out a ‘roadmap’ for action for developed and developing countries towards the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 16 in Cancun in December and highlights that whilst the Copenhagen Accord includes the commitment to provide an additional annual $100 billion in climate finance by 2020 the source of this funding remains unresolved.