Experts launch process to develop Zimbabwe’s new emission reduction and resilience building blueprint

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 13 December 2024 - On the 9-10 December 2025, ECA and Zimbabwe’s ministry of environment, climate and wildlife, hosted over 40 national experts and the UN country team in Bulawayo for a workshop to develop Zimbabwe’s new generation of NDCs (NDC 3.0).
 

 

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African youth call for bold climate action to protect their future

Baku, Azerbaijan, 19 November 2024 (ECA) - In the words of Beza Melaku Mandefro, a youth delegate at COP29, “When you invest in a child, you’re not gifting - you’re building.” The poet from Ethiopia spoke for millions of African children whose futures are shaped daily by the worsening impacts of climate change.
 

 

 

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ECA Support to African Group of Climate Change Negotiators Crucial to COP29 Outcomes

Baku Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024 (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is once again, accompanying the African Group of Negotiators at the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change - COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024.

 

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12th CCDA Calls for Urgent Innovative Financing to Support Climate Adaptation and Resilient Initiatives Across Africa

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 03 September 2024 (ECA) – The 12th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XII) concluded on Monday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, marking a significant milestone in Africa's collective efforts to address the pressing challenges of climate change, ahead of COP29 in Baku.

 

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Implementation technicalities of international carbon trade largely unresolved at the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference

Addis Ababa, 5 June 2024 - As interest in carbon markets in Africa continue to rise, the sixtieth session of the subsidiary bodies (SB60) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) failed to reach agreement on all technicalities related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, demonstrating the complex challenges of emissions trading.

 

 

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Sixth Africa Climate Resilient Investment Summit (ACRIS VI)

Kigali Rwanda, 13 March 2024 (ECA) - The Sixth Africa Climate Resilient Investment Summit (ACRIS VI) ends today in Kigali Rwanda.  ACRIS is a flagship event of the Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) – a joint initiative of the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank with initial funding support from the Nordic Development Fund (NDF).

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ClimDev‐Africa Phase II Launch


Nairobi, 08 September 2023 (ECA) , The launch of the second phase of the programme is scheduled for the 8th September 2023 from 2‐4pm in Nairobi, on the sidelines of the Africa Climate Summit and the Africa Climate Week. ClimDev‐Africa is a joint initiative implemented through a partnership of the African Union Commission...

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ECA's Linus Mofor on #CCDA2023 & climate action in Africa

Nairobi, 07 September 2023 (ECA) 

 

ECA's Linus Mofor on #CCDA2023 & climate action in Africa

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ECA's James MUROMBEDZI on the criticality of climate finance for Africa


Nairobi, 05 September 2023 (ECA) 
 
#CCDA2023: ECA's James MUROMBEDZI on the criticality of climate finance for Africa
 
 

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CCDA plays a critical role in the face of diminishing civil society space


Nairobi, 04 September 2023 (ECA) - In a world facing the imminent threats of climate change, Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads. Climate change has evolved from a distant threat to an immediate reality, demanding our immediate attention according to Mwenda Mithika,  the Executive Director of the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) at the  11th CCDA conference.

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Opening Remarks by Mr. Antonio Pedro at the 11th Conference on CCDA

Opening Remark

I am honoured to address the opening session of the 11th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa – the CCDA. This annual conference is the flagship event of the Climate for Development in Africa Initiative, a joint collaboration of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

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Urgent climate action needed in Africa

Niamey, Niger, 27 February 2023 (ECA) - Africa needs to expedite climate action by tapping new sustainable technologies to cope with climate change impacts that are exacerbating social instability and food security, particularly in the Sahel region. 

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