Climate Change and the African Union's Role in the International System: A Brief Situational Analysis

Several studies on climate change in Africa have emphasized the need for state actors to adopt global advocacies, although research on the African Union's involvement in climate change is still underdeveloped. As a result, the purpose of this article is to emphasize the African Union's participation in climate change, as well as its problems and triumphs. This is in order to make suggestions for reducing emissions, mostly from mechanical operations. This research article is based on evidence and reports of African state situational studies that have been peer-reviewed by academics. In comparison to other regions in the international system, the findings of this analysis demonstrated that unprofessional behaviours account for less than 5% of emissions on the African continent. According to the research, African countries have suffered the most from climate change in comparison to other countries, and this has been linked to poor institutions and a lack of technical know-how. In affluent countries, it is a result of players focusing on the economy via research, whereas in underdeveloped countries, it is a result of dysfunctional institutions that have contributed to climate change. As a result, the report has underlined and urged that climate change is beyond the contributions of state actors and that robust cooperation spanning both local and international organizations is required. As such, the African Union, as Africa's largest international organization, should work with other international entities and actors to tackle climate change. The African Union should step up its policies and urge all member nations to embrace mitigation techniques proposed by other organizations to lessen the threat and tragedy that the world is experiencing. In addition, the African Union should continue to seek reparations from countries that risk African lives and habitats, and it should be aggressive in supporting other nations' efforts to reduce emissions. Finally, all African governments should encourage and reward the planting of more trees to help in climate change mitigation.