UNOAU is supporting and participating in three key side events to advance climate-responsive peace and security solutions, climate finance access for underserved communities, and AU-UN partnerships.
- When: 12, 15, and 18 November 2025
- Where: UNFCCC COP30, Belém, Brazil
- Partners: African Union Commission, UNOAU, UNECA, CSM, Switzerland, UNDP, UNSSC, CCCPA, GGGI, and others as indicated
Why this matters
Climate risks are amplifying fragility across Africa. UNOAU works with the AU and partners to integrate climate security analysis into prevention, peacebuilding, and financing decisions, ensuring solutions reach communities most at risk.
1) Bridging the Gap: Making Climate Finance Work for the Underserved
Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 13:15–14:45 (GMT-3), Belém | 19:15–20:45 (GMT+3), Addis Ababa
Venue: Side Event Room 4, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém, Brazil
Type: Side event by UNFCCC & Climate Security Mechanism (CSM)
Organizers: Climate Security Mechanism at the United Nations; Group of Friends on Climate and Security; ODI Global
Focus:
Generate political momentum and operational pathways to make climate finance equitable and accessible in fragile and underserved settings, with an emphasis on country platforms as a central mechanism and on bridging global financing instruments with local needs.
Expected outcomes:
- Announcements of readiness support or pledges to build capacity, convene stakeholders, and develop investment pipelines
- Spotlight and engagement with the Improved and Equitable Access Network (countries affected by climate change, conflict, and high humanitarian need)
- Clear next steps to align climate finance, resilience, and peacebuilding, including follow-up through the CSM and the Network
Participation & pledges:
All participants are invited to submit financial, technical, or policy commitments during the session via a live digital “Pledge and Commitment Wall.”
- Submit via QR code on screen or email: csm-core@un.org(link sends e-mail)
- Pledges will be displayed during closing remarks and compiled at www.un.org/csm
2) Africa Climate, Peace and Security Partnerships Roundtable
Theme:Adapting for Stability – Scaling Partnerships for Peace and Climate Resilience in Africa
Date: 15 November 2025
Time: 17:30–19:00 (GMT-3), Belém | 23:30–01:00 (GMT+3), Addis Ababa
Venue: Africa Pavilion, Belém, Brazil | Livestream:https://vimeo.com/event/5496285
Type: UNECA/UNOAU/AUC Side Event
Co-conveners: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), and African Union Commission (AUC)
Supported by: Climate Security Mechanism (CSM) and partners
Focus:
This roundtable brings together key partners and policymakers to strengthen collaboration on climate, peace, and security programming in Africa. It will explore how joint analytics, financing mechanisms, and institutional partnerships can help scale climate-resilient peacebuilding initiatives across the continent.
Expected outcomes:
- Enhanced coordination between AU, UN, and regional institutions on climate–peace programming
- Identification of joint analytical and financing opportunities for implementation
- Agreement on a framework for sustained AU–UN–partner collaboration post-COP30
3) Dialogue on Climate Policy and Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security
Theme:Catalysing Readiness: Climate Finance for Peace, Security and Resilience
Date: 18 November 2025
Time: 9:30–11:00 (GMT-3), Belém | 15:30–17:00 (GMT+3), Addis Ababa
Venue: Africa Pavilion, Belém, Brazil | Livestream:https://vimeo.com/event/5496294
Type: African Union Side Event
Co-conveners: African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Supported by: United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), Climate Security Mechanism (CSM), Switzerland, UNDP, UNSSC, CCCPA, and GGGI
Focus:
This dialogue explores how climate policy and finance can be harnessed to sustain peace and security across Africa. It aims to bridge evidence and investment by ensuring that climate financing frameworks are conflict-sensitive, inclusive, and aligned with peacebuilding priorities in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
Expected outcomes:
- Identification of actionable policy and financing pathways linking climate adaptation and peacebuilding
- Strengthened partnerships between the AU, UN, and development partners
- Agreed next steps for joint programming and follow-up beyond COP30