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REPORT FOREWORD: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW ADAPTATION IS PLANNED, FINANCED, AND GOVERNED
REPORT FOREWORD: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW ADAPTATION IS PLANNED, FINANCED, AND GOVERNED

‘‘A Just Transition for Adaptation’’ report offers an African and justice-centred framing for adaptation. It calls for a shift from simply managing climate risks towards transforming the systems that produce and deepen vulnerability.

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REPORT FOREWORD: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW ADAPTATION IS PLANNED, FINANCED, AND GOVERNED
REPORT FOREWORD: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW ADAPTATION IS PLANNED, FINANCED, AND GOVERNED

‘‘A Just Transition for Adaptation’’ report offers an African and justice-centred framing for adaptation. It calls for a shift from simply managing climate risks towards transforming the systems that produce and deepen vulnerability.

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NEW REPORT: A JUST TRANSITION FOR ADAPTATION
NEW REPORT: A JUST TRANSITION FOR ADAPTATION

This report grounds justice in African realities and emphasises that adaptation must be defined from within, rooted in lived experience, and shaped by the continent’s historical, political, and socio-economic circumstances.

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SDG MOMENT AT UNGA81: MOVING FROM COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY 
SDG MOMENT AT UNGA81: MOVING FROM COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY 

Ultimately, the success of SDGs will be measured against the number of lives meaningfully transformed. As Ndivile Gugushe writes, that success will also be measured against the capacity of vulnerable communities to withstand climate shocks.

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UNGA81: DON’T RESCUE US, PROVIDE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW US TO BUILD
UNGA81: DON’T RESCUE US, PROVIDE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW US TO BUILD

At the UN General Assembly (UNGA81), Africa is not asking the world to rescue it. As Mohamed Adow writes in this article, the continent is demanding conditions that will allow it to build economies, create jobs, and power industries using renewables.

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A Just Transition for Adaptation: A Framework and Vision for Africa

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A Just Transition for Adaptation: A Framework and Vision for Africa

This report argues that adaptation must therefore be understood as a matter of justice, power, and equity, rather than as a primarily technical response to climate risks. It introduces Just Transition for Adaptation (JTfA) as a framework for transforming the systems that produce vulnerability while advancing equitable and climate-resilient development.

Grounded in African realities and perspectives, the framework centres four dimensions of justice: recognitional, procedural, distributive, and restorative. It calls for predictable and accessible grant-based adaptation finance, inclusive and accountable governance, recognition of Indigenous and Local Knowledge, and greater African leadership and agency in defining adaptation pathways.

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  • 5 THINGS TO KNOW: ‘‘A JUST TRANSITION FOR ADAPTATION’’ REPORT

  • 1. EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS

    The report finds that extreme weather events are the visible cost of adaptation that was promised, delayed and never adequately financed.

  • 2. GOING BEYOND

    The report extends the just transition agenda beyond its traditional focus on energy and emissions to confront the challenge of how people can live safely in a warming world.

  • 3. VULNERABILITY

    The report finds that Africa’s vulnerability has been shaped by centuries of colonial extraction, unequal trade, debt dependency, and the exclusion of African communities and governments from global decision-making on adaptation.

  • 4. DEFINITION

    The report defines a Just Transition for Adaptation as a systemic, justice-centred transformation of how adaptation is planned, governed, financed and implemented

  • 5. STARK IMBALANCE

    It finds a stark imbalance at the heart of the global climate response, with finance for protection and resilience remaining slow, inadequate and debt-based, while that for infrastructure and extraction moves at speed.

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FINALLY, AN AFRICAN CREDIT RATING AGENCY THAT COULD CHANGE HOW WE PRICE ADAPTATION
FINALLY, AN AFRICAN CREDIT RATING AGENCY THAT COULD CHANGE HOW WE PRICE ADAPTATION

Africa is about to get its own credit-rating agency, and how it chooses to assess climate risk could have major implications for the cost of borrowing across the continent. The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), endorsed by the African Union in February 2025, is intended to…

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BRIDGING THE INCLUSIVITY GAP IN OCEAN DIALOGUES 
BRIDGING THE INCLUSIVITY GAP IN OCEAN DIALOGUES 

This is how the 11th Our Oceans Conference can help bridge the inclusivity gap.

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FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF PUBLIC FINANCE RETURNS TO SB64  
FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF PUBLIC FINANCE RETURNS TO SB64  

The centrality of public finance for climate action is now more critical and timelier than ever for Global South nations. 

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CENTRING WOMEN IN CLIMATE ACTION
CENTRING WOMEN IN CLIMATE ACTION

For generations, our mothers and sisters have responded to climate hazards such as floods and drought situations, drawing from their gendered roles and socio-economic circumstances.  

To challenge the climate crisis, therefore, the role of women cannot be overstated.  

Including women in climate policy design and implementation corrects both their historical neglect and contributes degenderised solutions to address context-specific climate needs.  

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A Just Transition for Adaptation: A Framework and Vision for Africa, 2026
A Just Transition for Adaptation: A Framework and Vision for Africa, 2026

This report argues that adaptation must therefore be understood as a matter of justice, power, and equity, rather than as a primarily technical response to climate risks. It introduces Just Transition for Adaptation (JTfA) as a framework for transforming the systems that produce vulnerability while advancing equitable and climate-resilient development.

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Shifting Power Quarterly - June 2026
Shifting Power Quarterly - June 2026

Welcome to yet another edition of ‘‘Shifting Power Quarterly’’, this time produced in Bonn, Germany, as part of our coverage of the African and Global South agenda at the June climate talks. The analyses, arguments, and perspectives presented in this magazine are important because international climate negotiations often unfold in the language of targets, timelines, and technical decisions, yet beneath the complexity lies a simpler question: can humanity act collectively in the face of a challenge that respects no border, ideology, or level of development?

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Mission 300: Building Just Transition Pathways Through Kenya’s National Energy Compact
Mission 300: Building Just Transition Pathways Through Kenya’s National Energy Compact

This policy brief examines Kenya’s commitments to expanding energy access, regulatory reform, and renewable energy deployment, while identifying key implementation challenges and opportunities.

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Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnership for Innovation and Growth
Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnership for Innovation and Growth

This policy brief outlines outlining key policy positions for African governments ahead of the Africa Forward Summit, including calls for equitable climate finance, local value addition, reform of the global financial architecture, debt relief, energy systems that support development, and industrial strategies rooted in African priorities and sovereignty.

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PRESS RELEASE: US WITHDRAWAL FROM UNFCCC, IPCC, AND OTHER GLOBAL BODIES IGNORANT AND RECKLESS
PRESS RELEASE: US WITHDRAWAL FROM UNFCCC, IPCC, AND OTHER GLOBAL BODIES IGNORANT AND RECKLESS

MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, REGRETS AS ‘YET ANOTHER IGNORANT AND RECKLESS ACT FROM DONALD TRUMP’

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MR. MOHAMED ADOW, DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, CONGRATULATES ETHIOPIA ON ITS SELECTION AS THE HOST OF COP32, CALLING IT ‘A BEACON OF ADAPTATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERSHIP
MR. MOHAMED ADOW, DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, CONGRATULATES ETHIOPIA ON ITS SELECTION AS THE HOST OF COP32, CALLING IT ‘A BEACON OF ADAPTATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERSHIP

Africa goes to Belém, Brazil, with a shared vision and demand for real delivery on climate commitments, a new policy brief released today by Power Shift Africa shows.

The brief urges the COP30 Presidency to reaffirm the principles of transparency, inclusivity, and accountability, while resisting the growing trend toward side deals and unilateral measures that undermine the UN process. It also calls on African negotiators to act as a united, strategic bloc across finance, adaptation, and trade, and to work closely with civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to ensure that climate diplomacy remains people-centred and justice-driven.

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FROM PROMISES TO PRACTICE: NEW POLICY BRIEF OUTLINES AFRICA’S PRIORITIES AT COP30
FROM PROMISES TO PRACTICE: NEW POLICY BRIEF OUTLINES AFRICA’S PRIORITIES AT COP30

Africa goes to Belém, Brazil, with a shared vision and demand for real delivery on climate commitments, a new policy brief released today by Power Shift Africa shows.

The brief urges the COP30 Presidency to reaffirm the principles of transparency, inclusivity, and accountability, while resisting the growing trend toward side deals and unilateral measures that undermine the UN process. It also calls on African negotiators to act as a united, strategic bloc across finance, adaptation, and trade, and to work closely with civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to ensure that climate diplomacy remains people-centred and justice-driven.

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IN TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RT. HON. RAILA AMOLO ODINGA, MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF POWER SHIFT AFRICA, MOURNS ‘A LIFELONG CHAMPION OF CLIMATE ACTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE’
IN TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RT. HON. RAILA AMOLO ODINGA, MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF POWER SHIFT AFRICA, MOURNS ‘A LIFELONG CHAMPION OF CLIMATE ACTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE’

Raila Odinga understood that the health of a nation depends on the health of its people and its environment. Long before climate action became a global imperative, he spoke of the need to protect Kenya’s forests, rivers, and biodiversity. He saw conservation as a moral duty that was intertwined with the fight against inequality and poverty.

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