UNFCCC COP

I am taking a quick break from my regular water and food blog posts to highlight the UNFCCC COP25 that is happening in early December.


In March 2019, Africa Climate Week (ACW) took place in Accra, Ghana. People from around the world gathered to discuss climate goals in and around Africa. Some of these included Nationally Determined Contributions set by Africa in last year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP). Additionally, climate change solutions and new technological innovations were showcased. This educated people about the different technologies that exist and sought to inspire people to increase innovation. Africa as a whole has extremely low greenhouse gas emissions, yet they are still taking climate action initiatives to minimize their carbon footprint (UNFCCC). Africa Climate Week was a follow up to COP 24 in Poland 2018, and will lead the way for COP 25 in Spain 2019. Many groups were in attendance, such as UNEP, UNDP, and the West African Development Bank.

COP 25, is taking place in Madrid, Spain from December 2 to December 13, 2019 (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC was signed in 1992 and seeks to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage sustainable development. COP has met annually since 1992 to accomplish these goals (UNFCCC) and is one of the largest global efforts to combat climate change and global warming.


If you are interested in reading more about this year's COP 25, please check out my other blog here where I go into further detail. As COP 25 unfolds from December 2 to December 13, I encourage you to stay informed. Decisions made at this conference will determine global action (or inaction) on climate change. These decisions will have a large impact on the health and well being of future generations.


Figure 1: UNFCCC

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