African climate change experts meeting in Bamako, Mali, for the ongoing 13th Session of the Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) have outlined key elements of Africa’s expectations for climate talks leading up to Cancun, Mexico, December 2010. The session in Bamako pushed for an up-dated African common position based on the latest scientific and economic analysis. Experts reaffirmed the position that within the context of a future carbon constrained world, together with Africa’s development, poverty eradication and security priorities, the international climate change negotiations should conclude with a strengthened multilateral climate change regime that balances mitigation and adaptation priorities.