Africa Climate Summit puts financing and resilience under the spotlight

Panels that make up the Zaktouli solar power plant near Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The African continent accounts for 60 percent of the world's solar potential and nearly 40 percent of its global renewable energy potential. © Ludovic Marin / AFP AFP/Ludovic Marin

The second Africa Climate Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, with the continent determined to position itself not only as a frontline victim of global warming but also as a source of solutions and innovation.

From 8 to 10 September, 45 heads of state and government, alongside more than 25,000 campaigners, business leaders and institutional representatives, are gathering at the African Union’s international conference centre in Addis Ababa.