Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- As world leaders prepare to convene in Antalya, Turkiye, for the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) says it will push for increased climate finance, including an ambitious replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), among other priorities.

The group said securing adequate and predictable climate finance, particularly grant-based and concessional funding, would be central to Africa's negotiating priorities at the conference.

This was disclosed by the AGN Chair, Nana Antwi-Boasiako, on the sidelines of the pre-COP31 meetings on Friday.

The AGN is a coalition of climate change negotiators r...