Ethiopia will host the second African Climate Summit (ACS2) in September, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced.
From September 8 to 10, 2025, Ethiopia will host the second edition of the African Climate Summit (ACS2)—a strategic gathering dedicated to collective action in the face of climate disruption. Organized in partnership with the African Union, the summit will focus on “green discussions and actions,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated in a message posted on social media.
This event will promote nature-based solutions as a cornerstone of Africa’s climate strategy, emphasizing the greening of the continent and the promotion of African solidarity, he noted.
He also reiterated Ethiopia’s commitment to practical climate solutions.
Following the success of the first edition held in Nairobi in 2023, this new summit is part of a continental movement focused on mobilization and innovation in support of environmental resilience.
The summit will highlight nature-based solutions as a central lever in Africa’s climate strategy. It aims to show that Africa is not merely a victim of climate change, but also a contributor of solutions—drawing inspiration from its ecosystems, ancestral knowledge, and capacity for innovation. Through high-level discussions, technical forums, and green finance platforms, African states will seek to define a common position capable of influencing international negotiations.
One of the summit’s stated priorities is the implementation of a “continental greening” initiative—an ambition that goes beyond reforestation. This is a comprehensive project to restore degraded lands, improve water resource management, promote sustainable agriculture, and enhance biodiversity.
In this regard, Ethiopia’s experience—having launched significant reforestation and integrated watershed management programs in recent years—could serve as a model. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reaffirmed his country’s commitment to offering practical, concrete, and accessible solutions to combat the climate crisis.
But beyond national policies, the summit seeks to foster enhanced African solidarity, based on the belief that environmental challenges can only be overcome through collective action. From the Horn of Africa to the Sahel, from the forests of the Congo Basin to the vulnerable coastlines of the Gulf of Guinea, the continent faces shared challenges: food insecurity, water stress, agricultural losses, and climate-induced migration. This reality calls for stronger coordination between states, as well as mobilization from the private sector, scientific institutions, and international partners.
The September ACS2 summit thus aims to combine urgency and hope, clarity and ambition. It will be an opportunity for African leaders to speak with a strong, united, and bold voice on the global climate stage. Just weeks ahead of COP30 in Brazil, this continental summit could lay the foundation for a renewed African climate advocacy—one rooted in climate justice, technology transfer, and recognition of the continent’s positive contributions to global climate stability.
Africa, rich in nature and youth, now seeks to write the story of its own ecological future.
