Dar es Salaam, Nov. 25 -- AS the dust settles on the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, I find it necessary to take a step back and interrogate what this years climate summit truly means for the East African economic landscape.

Beyond the headlines and formal declarations, the core question is whether COP30 left behind outcomes that can shift the regions climate trajectory in any meaningful way.

This column examines the summits legacy through the lens of East Africas priorities scrutinising the progress made in climate finance, adaptation frameworks, regional diplomacy and the structural positioning that matters most for countries like Tanzania.

For those who followed the negotiations closely, COP30 did succe...