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African Voices on Climate Change captures the views and experiences of a broad cross-section of African society on climate change, with a particular focus on the response to what is called the greatest challenge of our time.

Researchers and policymakers, development practitioners, scientists, civil society and youth lend their voices to the climate change discourse from an African perspective.

Climate change has dominated the international agenda over the last quarter of 2014. From the UN climate week in New York to the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Summit in Beijing all the way to the G-20 meeting in Brisbane, the clear and present danger of unchecked rises in temperature levels has finally hit home. Setting aside old divides, world leaders have come forward with bold announcements and pledges in a bid to arrest climate change. The unfolding developments represent a watershed that will help break the long stalemate in global climate talks with the promise of ushering a new era of low-carbon future. This turn of events has led many to believe that the momentum for climate action is gathering steam ahead of the Lima Summit this month for a successful post-Kyoto agreement in Paris in 2015.

LIMA, Peru 7 December 2014 (ClimDev-Africa) – The European Union delegation present in Peru for the ongoing global climate talks is upbeat about a positive Lima outcome that will pave the way for an agreement that would be acceptable to all in Paris next year.

Lima, Peru, 05 December 2014 (ECA) – During a press conference on Tuesday the 2^nd December in the Peruvian capital, the African Group of Negotiators on climate change committed to making every effort to ensure that COP20 produces conclusions that are highly favourable to Africa.