Africa-Press – Angola. Angola’s representative to the African Union (AU), Miguel Bembe, on Wednesday in Luanda defended the need to integrate a climate perspective into all conflict prevention and peacebuilding strategies.
The ambassador was speaking as acting president of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) for the month of September, at the 1301st meeting of the body dedicated to the issues regarding climate change, peace and security.
In his opening remarks, Miguel Bembe also advocated for strengthening community resilience, with a special focus on youth and women, highlighting also the need to mobilize sustainable and adequate financing for adaptation, mitigation, and a fair transition, based on African financing mechanisms, as well as strengthening early warning and rapid response systems for climate and security risks.
To him, regional cooperation in the use and management of transboundary natural resources should also be a priority, along with the adoption of inclusive policies.
At the close of the meeting, Miguel Bembe called for a collective African response marked by innovation, solidarity and leadership, stating that only in this way will it be possible to transform commitments into tangible realities, strengthen the Common African Position, and to forward the continent’s united voice in international forums, including 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), the UN General Assembly, and the G20 intergovernmental forum.
The diplomat reiterated the position of the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, on the need to operationalize the new climate finance target of around USD 1.3 billion annually by 2035, considering it a “test of the changing international system.”
Although Africa contributes less than four percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, Miguel Bembe emphasized that the continent faces some of the most severe impacts, such as prolonged droughts, devastating floods, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, and forced displacement.
The 1301st meeting was attended by the fifteen Member States of the AU-PSC, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), Member States of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, Regional Mechanisms and International Partners.
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