We the Civil Society Organisations under the  umbrella of the International  Network for  Sustainable Energy (INFORSE East Africa) coordinated by SusWatch Kenya, TaTEDO -  Centre for Sustainable Energy Services, Tanzania, and Uganda Coalition for Sustainable  Development  would  like  to  share  our  position  ahead  of  the  26th  Conference  of  Parties  (COP26) to the United  Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),  due to take place in November 2021, in Glasgow, UK.

This  position  flags  out  the  following  priority  issues  that  we  think  negotiators  at  COP26  must take into account in their deliberations, as they have a direct effect on climate action  in East Africa that is under threat from extreme weather stresses including drought, floods,  Locusts etc. These include climate finance, adaptation, mitigation, as well  as issues failed  at the COP25 negotiations in Madrid in 2019 that were pushed to COP26. We, therefore, urge the UNFCCC Parties to grab the historical opportunity, learning from  the mistakes of the past, and lead the way to a safe, sustainable 100% renewables future  for  the  Earth. 

It  is  technically  possible  to  shift  from  the  fossil  era  to  renewables  while  sustaining economic growth. There is a need to implement the already committed pathway.  We  also  urge  for  prioritization  of  local  climate  and  sustainable  decentralised  solutions  rather  than  centralised  ones,  which  also  increase  sustainable  development.  We  call  for  a  departure from the idea of any investment in unsustainable, unsafe solutions for the earth,  which are a gamble on our future.

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INFORSE East Africa Position to the United Nations Framework Convention

[INFORSE East Africa Position to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26), in Glasgow, UK in November 2021 (October 19, 2021)]

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