Convening Town Hall COPs across Sub-Saharan Africa

The report captures the outcomes of the Town Hall COPs hosted in 2025 by numerous Sub-Saharan African cities. Town Hall COPs are a pioneering initiative inspired by the structure of the UN Climate Change Conferences. Town Hall COPs provide locally driven platforms for co-creating solutions across all tiers of government and segments of society, to inform inclusive Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Readers will find the key insights from 18 Town Hall COPs convened across six Sub-Saharan African countries – the most of any region – generating actionable lessons.