This second Symposium on African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law aimed to further amplify African voices on the African continent on the threats posed to the continent by climate change. It addressed the distinctive challenges African States and societies face in the global effort to address climate change including in relation to equitable access to financial resources, technology transfer, infrastructure for adaptation, mitigation and research, and representation and influence in decision-making processes. The symposium explored various themes including structural and institutional challenges from global, regional, sub-regional, State, and local points of view.

Railla Puno participated in the panel on Climate Change and Loss and Damage. She presented on the elements of loss and damage as it is understood under the UNFCCC regime, its history in the negotiation process and the recent developments relating to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage under the Paris Agreement, and shared perspectives and initiatives from the ASEAN region.

Conrado Cornelius participated in the panel of Climate Change Advisory Opinion Request and Litigation. He presented on recent developments in climate change litigation in Indonesia and argued how the Indonesian experience can be viewed as a transnational phenomenon offering potential solutions that can be replicated in other jurisdictions as part of the global climate justice movement.