The Alliance at the Second Africa Climate Summit 2025
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2), convened by the African Union and the Government of Ethiopia, serves as a milestone gathering aimed at positioning Africa at the forefront of global climate action. Scheduled for September 8 - 10, 2025, with preparatory events from September 5 - 7, the summit builds on the legacy of its predecessor held in Nairobi in 2023.
It brings together African heads of state, development partners, private sector actors, civil society, researchers, youth, and climate champions to negotiate scalable, solution-oriented climate responses.
“At ACS-2, climate leaders will champion new global financing systems, and accelerate climate adaptation, mitigation, and green growth. The summit also seeks to empower communities, especially youth and indigenous groups - while fostering fair partnerships and multilateral cooperation.”
Alliance-led and co-organised events at the Africa Climate Summit 2025 include:
September 8, 2025
Enhancing pastoralist adaptation to climate change through cross-border collaboration for orderly mobility, Transboundary Animal Disease management and rangeland restoration in the Greater Horn of Africa
Pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the Greater Horn of Africa face intensifying climate risks like the rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, floods, and shifting rainfall patterns that threaten rangelands, livestock health, and livelihoods. This side event will explore cross-border collaboration as a pathway to strengthen adaptation, focusing on orderly pastoral mobility, Transboundary Animal Disease management, and sustainable rangeland restoration. Through expert dialogue and regional perspectives, the event will highlight innovative early warning systems, anticipatory action, and coordinated policies to safeguard pastoral systems and build resilience across the IGAD region.
Moderator: Dr Guyo Roba
Panelists:
- Dr Wamalwa Kinyanjui/Dr Dominic Kathita, Animal Health Experts, ICPALD,
- Dr Hussein Wario – Pastoralism expert
- Halima Nakare, Deputy Director, Livestock Production at State Department for Livestock, Kenya
Organizer: IGAD
High level panel - Ethiopia’s Yelemat Tirufat Initiative: Accelerating Food Security and Climate-Smart Agribusiness Growth
Ethiopia’s Yelemat Tirufat Initiative is a flagship four-year program designed to boost dairy, poultry, honey, and fisheries production while advancing food security, job creation, and climate-smart agribusiness growth. This side event will showcase the initiative’s ambitious targets and innovations in genetics, feed, and disease control, as well as institutional frameworks driving its delivery. By fostering dialogue among policymakers, researchers, private sector actors, and development partners, the session will highlight pathways for scaling up sustainable livestock and fisheries transformation in line with Ethiopia’s Agenda 2063.
Speakers: H.E. Ato Adisu Arega, Minister of Agriculture
H.E. Dr. Fikru Regassa, State Minister, Livestock and Fishery
Moderator: Prof. Daniel Temesgen, ESAP President
Other Panelists:
- Dr. Aschalew Lakew Haile, EIAR Director
- Dr. Tadelle Dessie, ILRI Principal Scientist
- Dr. Tadelle Tefera, ICIP Country Director
- Terefe Taye (Ir), SNV Lead Advisor
Organizers: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery Resources Development Sector
Partners: ILRI, FAO, SNV Ethiopia, ICIP, Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP)
Advancing Conservation Agriculture to Enhance Climate Change Resilience and Support Agricultural Transformation through Private-Public Partnership
Agriculture underpins Ethiopia’s economy and food security, yet farmers face mounting climate risks from droughts, floods, and erratic rainfall. This side event will spotlight Conservation Agriculture (CA), which is a proven approach built on minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop diversification that is enhancing productivity, soil health, and resilience across diverse Ethiopian farming systems. Drawing on lessons from the Hailemariam & Roman Foundation, MakoBu Enterprises, and partners, the event will showcase successes, discuss financing and policy priorities, and explore pathways to scale CA nationally and across Africa as a cornerstone of sustainable agricultural transformation.
Organizer: Ministry of Ag, MakoBu Enterprises, and Haile Mariam Foundation
September 9, 2025
From Risk to Resilience: Leveraging Bundled climate solutions for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia.
Sintayehu Workeneh Dejene
Research Management CoordinatorEthiopia’s agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate risks such as drought, erratic rainfall, and soil degradation, threatening food security and rural livelihoods. This side event explores bundled climate solutions, integrated approaches that combine climate-smart practices, sustainable land management, and access to finance, to build resilience among smallholder farmers. Through expert dialogue and case studies, the event will showcase pathways for scaling innovations that transform risks into opportunities for sustainable development, while fostering collaboration among policymakers, researchers, financial institutions, and local communities.
Other Speaker: Addisu Negash, MoA
Other panelists:
- Dr Dagnachew Luel – Senior Director, Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI)
- Dr. Sintayehu Alemayehu - CGIAR Scientist
- Prof. Nigussie Dechassa - Director General, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
- Dr. Asaminew Teshome - Director, Ethiopian Meteorological Institute (EMI)
Co-organizers: Government of Ethiopia (MoA), Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
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