OPINION: Why Gender-Responsive Action Must Anchor Africa’s Climate Summit 2025

May 29, 2025 | Salome Owuonda
Citizen Digital
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As Africa prepares to convene in Addis Ababa for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in September 2025, the continent stands at a critical intersection.

The dual threats of climate change and socio-economic fragility continue to deepen inequalities, exacerbate conflict, and undermine food security. Yet, the summit also presents an opportunity: to reimagine climate action that is just, inclusive, and gender responsive.

Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is a present crisis. With Africa warming faster than the global average and facing intensifying droughts, floods, and biodiversity loss, Climate impacts threaten decades of development gains.