Africa’s climate action pledges show commitment to a fair and binding deal in Paris!

Mithika Mwenda, Secretary General of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) 

Press Statement
Oct/2015
Africa’s climate action pledges show commitment to a fair and binding deal in Paris

Mithika Mwenda, Secretary General of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance says:

“As of October 1, 47 out of 54 African countries have submitted their national plans for the UN climate deal (INDCs.) Africa’s vast and environmentally diverse landscape and coastal areas mean that each of its...

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