<p><span>Climate Justice and Equity in Africa: A Rights-Based Examination of Law, Power, and the Imperative for Transformative Change</span></p>

This paper analyzes the notion of climate justice and equity with specific reference to Africa. The study questions the international laws, regional laws, national laws, and the emerging jurisprudence on how climate responsibility is distributed and how vulnerable communities claim their dues. Based on the Paris Agreement (2015), UNFCCC, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, and national climate legislation, climate justice in Africa is a matter of human rights, history, and transformation. This article focuses on the concept of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC), the emerging body of law in climate change litigation, and the multiple vulnerabilities of women, youth, pastoralists, and indigenous groups. The article concludes that, climate equity requires systemic changes not only in the sphere of climate finance but also in participation, sovereign development rights, and voice representation in Africa since each legal concept relates to a human being impacted by decisions taken miles away from their location.