ClimDev-Africa - AGN https://www.climdev-africa.org/tags/agn en Policy Brief 15 - The Paris Agreement - The future relevance of UNFCCC backed carbon markets for Africa - FR https://www.climdev-africa.org/document/policy-brief-15-paris-agreement-future-relevance-unfccc-backed-carbon-markets-africa-fr <div class="field field-name-field-attachment field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Attachment:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://www.climdev-africa.org/sites/default/files/DocumentAttachments/Policy%20Brief%2015%20-%20The%20Paris%20Agreement%20-%20The%20future%20relevance%20of%20UNFCCC%20backed%20carbon%20markets%20for%20Africa%20-%20FR.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1015740">Policy Brief 15 - The Paris Agreement - The future relevance of UNFCCC backed carbon markets for Africa - FR.pdf</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-created field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Date Created:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-11-17T16:00:00+03:00">Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-format field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Format:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">text</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-language field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Language:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">French</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-type field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Type:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Policy brief</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-accessioned field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Date Accessioned:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-11-17T16:00:00+03:00">Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-peer-reviewed field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Peer Reviewed:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">No</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-organization field-type-entityreference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">African Climate Policy Centre</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-keyword field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keyword:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/agn" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">AGN</a></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:38:08 +0000 Amanuel Gmariam 2574 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/document/policy-brief-15-paris-agreement-future-relevance-unfccc-backed-carbon-markets-africa-fr#comments Imminent Coming into Force of the Paris Agreement: Implications for Africa https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/imminent-coming-force-paris-agreement-implications-africa <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Paris%20agreement%202(1).jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 265px;" /></div> <div> <strong>Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 September 2016 </strong>– The Paris Agreement on climate change is set to go into history as the fastest international agreement to be ratified. This landmark agreement, reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention (COP21) in Paris in December 2015, aims to limit the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue efforts to “limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels” in this century.</div> <div>  </div> <div> The Paris Agreement, the successor to the Kyoto Protocol (that comes to an end in 2020), takes effect from 2020 or sooner if the conditions of Article 21 of the agreement which states that “…the Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which at least 55 Parties to the Convention accounting in total for at least an estimated 55 per cent of the total global greenhouse gas emissions…” ratify the agreement. </div> <div>  </div> <div> The basis of the Paris Agreement is the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) submitted by all parties in the lead up to COP21as their national contributions to limiting global greenhouse gas emissions. INDCs became Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) subsequent to COP21. Once a party ratifies the Paris Agreement, its coming into force means that the Agreement and all its provisions - including NDCs - becomes legally binding to that Party.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Of the 61 Parties that have ratified the agreement so far, 14 are from Africa. Although these countries represent just about 1% of global emissions, it is significant that 26% of African countries have already ratified the agreement, noting that all 54 African countries are among the 191 Parties that have signed the agreement to date.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Subsequent to COP21, the African Climate Policy Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa analysed the INDCs of all Africa countries and determined that that there are still a number of challenges with the submissions of many developing countries, including: vagueness in their mitigation ambitions and adaptation aspirations; lack of cost estimates for achieving their adaptation and mitigation goals; no indication of sources of funding (conditional, unconditional, private sector, and/or public) for both mitigation and adaptation; pledged emission reduction commitments despite not having up to date national GHGs emissions records; mitigation commitments that exceed current level of emissions; and lack of coherence between some of the INDCs and national development plans and strategies.</div> <div>  </div> <div> “The unprecedented momentum for ratification of the Paris Agreement present an urgent opportunity for African countries to revise their INDCs with a view addressing the above issues and strengthening their ambition levels where appropriate, says Dr. James Murombedzi, ACPC Acting Coordinator. “This will ensure that the implementation of the Paris Agreement supports and accelerates the Continent’s sustainable and inclusive development agenda as framed by the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”</div> <div>  </div> <div> As never witnessed before, barely five months since the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, opened the agreement for signature in April 2016, 61 Parties (with Mali being 61st Party) representing 47.79% of global emissions had already ratified the agreement by 23rd September, 2016, with many more Parties (such as EU, Germany, Australia, Canada, UK, France, South Korea and Jamaica) having made pledges to ratify the agreement very soon.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> With India set to ratify the Paris Agreement on 2nd October, 2016, the emissions coverage will reach 51.59%, meaning that with the other imminent ratifications the 55% target is very likely to be reached in the first week of October, 2016. This means the Paris Agreement is almost certainly going to come into force during the COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, scheduled for 7 – 18 November, 2016.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Further resources:</div> <div> <a href="http://www.climdev-africa.org/content/imminent-coming-force-paris-agreement-climate-change-implications-africa">Information note </a></div> <div> <a href="http://www.climdev-africa.org/sites/default/files/DocumentAttachments/Coming%20into%20Force%20of%20the%20Paris%20Agreement%20-%20Implications%20for%20Africa.pdf">Powerpoint presentation</a></div> <div>  </div> <div> Issued by:</div> <div> Communications Section</div> <div> Africa Climate Policy Center</div> <div> Economic Commission for Africa</div> <div> PO Box 3001</div> <div> Addis Ababa</div> <div> Ethiopia</div> <div> E-mail: <a href="mailto:ecainfo@uneca.org">ecainfo@uneca.org</a></div> </div></div></div> Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:12:20 +0000 murayac 2496 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/imminent-coming-force-paris-agreement-implications-africa#comments Policy Brief 15 - The Paris Agreement: The future relevance of UNFCCC-backed carbon markets for Africa https://www.climdev-africa.org/document/policy-brief-15-paris-agreement-future-relevance-unfccc-backed-carbon-markets-africa <div class="field field-name-field-attachment field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Attachment:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://www.climdev-africa.org/sites/default/files/DocumentAttachments/Policy%20Brief%2015_The%20Paris%20Agreement%20-%20The%20future%20relevance%20of%20UNFCCC-backed%20carbon%20markets%20for%20Africa.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=858227">Policy Brief 15_The Paris Agreement - The future relevance of UNFCCC-backed carbon markets for Africa.pdf</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-created field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Date Created:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-23T10:00:00+03:00">Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-format field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Format:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">text</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-language field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Language:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">English</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-type field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Type:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Policy brief</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-accessioned field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Date Accessioned:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-06-23T10:00:00+03:00">Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-peer-reviewed field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Peer Reviewed:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">No</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-organization field-type-entityreference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">African Climate Policy Centre</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-keyword field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keyword:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/agn" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">AGN</a></div></div></div> Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:56:32 +0000 murayac 2489 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/document/policy-brief-15-paris-agreement-future-relevance-unfccc-backed-carbon-markets-africa#comments Should Africa Sign the Paris Climate Agreement? https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/should-africa-sign-paris-climate-agreement <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/talk-bubble-2.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 265px;" /></div> <div> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 29 Feb 2016 </strong>(ClimDev-Africa) - Two months after the adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the euphoria with which national delegations and observers greeted the “breakthrough moment for global climate governance” is gradually giving way to calm introspection among African stakeholders on what the Continent’s strategy should be going forward to the signing, ratification and, eventual implementation in 2020. </span></div> <div>  </div> <div> A recent seminar held by the Special Initiatives Division (SID) of the Economic Commission for Africa debated the question “Should Africa sign the Paris Climate Agreement?” which was brokered by leaders of 195 countries at United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris in December. </div> <div>  </div> <div> Opening the seminar, Ms. Fatima Denton, Director of SID and Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) said that the Paris Agreement adopted at COP21 heralds a new dawn in the evolution of climate change governance and multilateral diplomacy.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> She identified a number of take away messages from the historic conference:  “Climate change is not only a threat to economic prosperity, but puts the whole foundation of sustainable development in jeopardy; it heightens the grave economic risks that humanity faces if a business-as-usual trajectory continues coupled with an increasing appetite for fossils fuel as the main growth formula.” </div> <div>  </div> <div> Ms. Denton invited panelists to share their reflections on what the agreement means for Africa. The panel was composed of five senior scientists of the African Climate Policy Centre: Frank Rutabingwa, Senior Natural Resources Expert; Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, Climate Science Expert; Johnson Nkem, Senior Climate Adaptation Expert; James Murombedzi, Senior Governance Expert; Joseph Intsiful, Senior Climate Science Expert; and, Linus Mofor, Senior Energy and Climate Change Expert.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Although it is still a long way to the 2020 implementation of the Agreement, James Murombedzi, emphasized the need for Africa to have a strategy going forward before hastily ratifying the agreement or Africa’s interests could be compromised in the global climate arena. </div> <div>  </div> <div> Johnson Nkem argued that Africa should ratify the agreement but it requires more work to fully understanding of the context and content of the agreement especially as regards to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) the key means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Agreement. </div> <div>  </div> <div> “While INDCs are designed to keep global temperature below 2C, they offer African countries opportunities to realign their economic development along low carbon intensive pathways.  However, the means of implementation of the NDCs, and upholding adaptation which is of prime importance for Africa, needs to be fully understood. This is crucial in moving from ratification to implementation of the agreement", he stressed.</div> <div>  </div> <div> The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has convened a high level signing ceremony on 22 April 2016 in New York, although the agreement can only enter into force once a total 55 countries (representing at least 55 percent of emissions) will ratify it.  Linus Mofor, explained that although unlikely, even if all of Africa did not sign the Agreement, it could still enter into force if because Africa’s emissions constitute only small fraction of global discharges. </div> <div>  </div> <div> “So, Africa should ratify and implement the agreement”, he says, arguing that “the question should not be whether or not African countries should sign the Paris Agreement. He said the Agreement is like a doughnut: some will look at it and see the ring others while others will see the hole. African countries should see the ring of and identify strategies to work within the UNFCCC framework to make the COP21 decisions work in their favour,” Mofor explained.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Joseph Intsiful supported the need for Africa to sign and ratify the agreement because “it all boils down to managing climate risks for the continent.” </div> <div>  </div> <div> “For Africa to effectively manage climate risks and take advantage of the opportunities that climate variability and change presents, it must build a strong climate information and knowledge society that can harness its unique potential and resources for its long-term sustainable development.</div> <div>  </div> <div> “Investments in science and technology must be significant enough to bring about the transformational change that is required to manage the multi-sectoral risks presented by climate variability and change. Without the appropriate policies that will drive African innovation based on robust science and technology, Africa will not be able to meet its long-term sustainable development goals”, he explained.</div> <div>  </div> <div> In conclusion, Ms. Denton said that, like in most international agreements, the devil is always in the detail. “Africa has to capitalize on the current capacities of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) as well as on the expertise gained in the establishment of INDCs in different countries to fashion an appropriate pre-2020 road map that could best suit the continent’s interests in the implementation phase”, she said.</div> <div>  </div> <div> She expressed appreciation for the lively contributions and questions from the floor and  pledged the ACPC’s continued leadership under the ClimDev-Africa Programme in providing the best guidance to Africa’s governments on climate issues and to support the continent’s successful participation at  future COPs. ClimDev-Africa is a collaborative initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).</div> <div>  </div> <div> The Programme has created a solid foundation for Africa’s response to climate change through the investments in climate data and information as well in the provision of climate information services and policy support.</div> <div>  </div> <div> ClimDev-Africa has been a catalyst in strengthening Africa’s negotiating positions at COPs and contributions towards the global climate change discourse.</div> <div>  </div> <div>  </div> </div></div></div> Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:50:06 +0000 murayac 2472 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/should-africa-sign-paris-climate-agreement#comments Summary UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2013 for AGN https://www.climdev-africa.org/node/2270 <div class="field field-name-field-attachment field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Attachment:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://www.climdev-africa.org/sites/default/files/DocumentAttachments/Summary%20UNEP%20Emissions%20Gap%20Report%202013%20for%20AGN%20FR.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=308806" title="Summary UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2013 for AGN FR.pdf">Summary UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2013 for AGN</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-created field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Date Created:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-07-27T15:00:00+03:00">Monday, July 27, 2015 - 15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-format field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Format:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">other</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-language field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Language:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">French</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-type field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Type:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Briefing</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date-accessioned field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Date Accessioned:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-07-27T15:00:00+03:00">Monday, July 27, 2015 - 15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-peer-reviewed field-type-list-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Peer Reviewed:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">No</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-organization field-type-entityreference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">African Climate Policy Centre</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-keywords field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AGN</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-keyword field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keyword:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/agn" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">AGN</a></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:34:20 +0000 Anonymous 2270 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/node/2270#comments Africa drives bold new narrative at COP21, asserts post-COP period will be key https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/africa-drives-bold-new-narrative-cop21-asserts-post-cop-period-will-be-key <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Paris%20agreement%202.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 265px;" /></div> <div> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Paris, France, 12 December 2015</strong> – As the world celebrates the outcome of the COP21 climate negotiations, widely touted as an historic deal to transform the world's carbon economy and slow the rate of global warming, implementation of the new climate deal will be vital for Africa, says Fatima Denton, Director of the Special Initiatives Division and Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).</span></div> <div>  </div> <div> Speaking in the aftermath of the landmark Paris conference, Ms. Denton commended Africa’s positive and tireless commitment throughout the entire negotiation process, successfully demonstrating its weight in the global climate negotiating arena.</div> <div>  </div> <div> “The significance of this COP was clear; this was the frontier COP, the COP of humanity.  If an ambitious agreement was not achieved in Paris, the opportunity would have been missed. </div> <div>  </div> <div> “Africa came to these negotiations with determination and commitment, indicating that it is far more than just an observer. We reminded the world that as fifty-four countries, Africa is a considerable force – and, without the buy-in of these countries, there would have been no global agreement. At COP21, Africa laid out a clear set of issues and left the conference with a real sense of satisfaction, having put these issues firmly on the table.”</div> <div>  </div> <div> However, according to Ms. Denton, the signing of the long-awaited climate deal remains only a step in the right direction – for Africa, the real challenge lies in implementation of the agreement in the post-COP period ahead.</div> <div>  </div> <div> “Many of the issues the continent brought to COP21 will not be resolved overnight. Much work remains to be done in terms of putting our ambitions and development objectives into practice – a big part of this will be seeing how we can finance these plans.”</div> <div>  </div> <div> Yet according to Denton, clear Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), setting out how African nations will tackle climate change – both in terms of reducing carbon emissions and in adapting to climate challenges – will serve the continent well as it pushes ahead with implementation.</div> <div>  </div> <div> “Africa’s INDCs, including specific proposals on how it intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, were the most ambitious of all. These proposals run alongside concrete plans of how the continent intends to drive forward its economy with the development of sectors such as energy, forestry and agriculture. With clear climate action plans that are carefully aligned with national development strategies, Africa has done much valuable work in charting the pathway going forward.”</div> <div>  </div> <div> Ms. Denton continued that submitting these ambitious national plans of action have contributed to a bold new narrative for the continent, emerging from the Paris negotiations. These plans, combined with the launch of two dynamic pan-African initiatives - the African Initiative on Adaptation and Loss and Damage, and the African Renewable Energy Initiative - have cemented the continent’s place as a front-runner in a new decarbonised world, and a thought-leader in developing innovative climate solutions.</div> <div>  </div> <div> “In Africa’s INDCs and the launch of these two initiatives, Africa set out some very clear and tangible proposals. With this, we have seen a clear shift in narrative, moving away from an old dialogue which saw Africa “asking” – be that for financial support or new technologies. </div> <div>  </div> <div> “With its own ambitious plans, Africa has demonstrated that it will not passively wait for things to happen. Instead, it has embraced a new determination and unity, showing the world that it is in control of its own development – and its own destiny,” Denton concluded.</div> <div>  </div> </div></div></div> Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:24:40 +0000 murayac 2455 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/africa-drives-bold-new-narrative-cop21-asserts-post-cop-period-will-be-key#comments Africa’s Journey in the Global Climate Negotiations https://www.climdev-africa.org/document/africa%E2%80%99s-journey-global-climate-negotiations <div class="field field-name-field-attachment field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Attachment:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://www.climdev-africa.org/sites/default/files/DocumentAttachments/Africa%E2%80%99s%20Journey%20in%20the%20Global%20Climate%20Negotiations%2C%20SPM%20-%20EN_0.pdf" type="application/pdf; 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height: 264px;" /></p> <p><strong>Paris, France, 10 décembre 2015 (ClimDev-Afrique)</strong> - Des météorologues africains participant à la 21ème Conférence des parties à la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP21) déplorent la part congrue réservée à la météorologie dans les politiques de planification nationale et appellent à un appui institutionnel pour des informations climatiques de qualité.</p> <p>Dans une session parallèle de la Conférence de Paris sur le climat, organisée sous le thème : «Les systèmes d’observation du climat, l’information climatique et le développement de l’Afrique» plusieurs météorologues africains ont déploré la situation de l’observation climatique en Afrique et plaidé pour un appui institutionnel aux structures chargées de l’observation et du suivi.</p> <p>Pour Daouda Konaté, Directeur de la météorologie nationale et représentant permanent de la Côte d’Ivoire auprès de l’Organisation mondiale de la météorologie (OMM), « L’observation climatique est très faible et très disparate en Afrique, du fait du manque de stations d’information et de capacité de traitement de l’information ».</p> <p>Ce manque s’explique par l’inexistence de budgets et de suivi de politiques météorologiques au niveau des Etats. Il appelle à un appui institutionnel pour améliorer l’observation du climat et le traitement de l’information, de manière à mieux lutter contre les effets pervers des changements climatiques.</p> <p>M. Konaté invite les pays africains à «prendre conscience de l’importance de l’information climatique en ciblant les cinq secteurs prioritaires: la santé, l’agriculture, la réduction des catastrophes nationales, l’eau et l’énergie ».</p> <p>Dans ces domaines prioritaires, souligne-t-il, il faut œuvrer à rendre un service approprié aux utilisateurs afin de mieux lutter contre les effets pervers des changements climatiques liés à ces secteurs.</p> <p>«Tout dépend de la capacité d’observation », fait–t-il remarquer, indiquant que pour pouvoir dire à un agriculteur qu’il va y avoir un changement de temps, il faut l’avoir observé, simulé et prévu.</p> <p>«Tant qu’il n’y aura pas de bons systèmes d’observation qui soient adéquats, efficaces et robustes, nous ne pourrons pas fournir des services climatiques appropriés aux populations », a-t-il martelé, soulignant la nécessité d’un appui institutionnel des Etats pour mieux lutter contre les changements climatiques et d’une bonne observation pour le développement des programmes de lutte contre le changement climatique.</p> <p>Poursuivant son plaidoyer, M. Konaté soutient que l’appui des services nationaux est indispensable à la réalisation des missions des structures météorologiques.</p> <p>Selon M. Konaté, le cadre national des services climatiques est un instrument qui peut transformer les services climatiques en outil de décision. L’informateur doit donc pouvoir puiser dans l’information climatique pour agir sur le terrain, d’où la nécessité d’insister pour insérer une ligne d’observation climatique dans les budgets nationaux.</p> <p> Paul Ouedraogo, Conseiller pour l’Afrique au Secrétariat de la Convention de Ramsar, appelle pour sa part, à légiférer en matière de financement de l’observation climatique.</p> <p>« Nous sommes prêts, nous avons de la documentation, nous savons ce que les députés peuvent faire, nous savons ce que les institutions peuvent faire, nous pouvons les aider, nous sommes mêmes prêts à payer nos billets d’avion pour venir à Abidjan, Accra et partout où il faut pour pouvoir discuter avec les parlements, avec les commissions en charge de la météo et de l’environnement pour les convaincre et même élaborer les projets de loi qu’ils pourront défendre. Tant qu’il n’y aura pas d’inscription au niveau des lignes budgétaires des pays, les bailleurs de fonds ne nous prendront pas au sérieux ! », a-t-il déclaré.</p> <p>Les experts et représentants des institutions qui ont animé le panel sur l’observation climatique ont également plaidé pour un renforcement des capacités de « ClimDev Afrique », seul programme qui, selon eux, s’attèle à assurer la disponibilité de l’information climatique et dont la duplication des projets permettrait de booster le développement à travers une observation climatique efficiente.</p> </div></div></div> Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:23:20 +0000 murayac 2452 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/un-appui-institutionnel-n%C3%A9cessaire-pour-des-informations-climatiques-de-qualit%C3%A9#comments Ségolène Royale s’engage à plaider pour l’Afrique https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/s%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne-royale-s%E2%80%99engage-%C3%A0-plaider-pour-l%E2%80%99afrique <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/COP21-2.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 264px;" /></p> <p><strong>Paris, France, 09 Décembre 2015 (ClimDev-Afrique)</strong> «Le temps est à l’action !» En faisant cette déclaration, la Ministre française de l’Écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Ségolène Royale s’est engagée à veiller à ce que les nombreuses promesses de financements annoncées par certains bailleurs de fonds du continent, passent des discours à l’action.</p> <p>Elle s’est exprimée ce matin lors de la rencontre organisée à l’occasion de la journée de l’énergie en Afrique, sur le thème : «Changement climatique et révolution des énergies renouvelables : l’Afrique est-elle prête ?»</p> <p>«Nous nous engageons sur ce sujet d’une importance capitale, en espérant que d’ici la fin de cette COP21, nous allons pouvoir fournir à tout le continent un accès à l’énergie électrique. Personnellement, je m’engage dans cette voie ! » a déclaré Ségolène Royale, pour qui, il s’agit du sujet le plus important à résoudre lors de cette conférence. «C’est pour ça que je suis venue», a-t-elle souligné.</p> <p>Ségolène Royale indique par ailleurs que 10 milliards d’euros ont été annoncés pour soutenir des projets inhérents à l’énergie en Afrique, au cours de cette COP21. Elle soutient que l’Afrique a besoin d’engagements concrets, d’action. «Ça fait trop longtemps qu’il y a eu des discours, des communautés qui attendent indéfiniment la matérialisation des promesses, il faut que ça change», a- t-elle déclaré, avant d’ajouter qu’elle croit beaucoup en la démocratie décentralisée.</p> <p>Selon la Ministre, les communautés doivent s’approprier les projets. Ils ne doivent plus être parachutés d’en haut par de grandes entreprises qui gagnent? Des appels d’offres. Il faut vraiment que l’argent aille directement dans les projets conçus pour les citoyens, avec les citoyens, au sein même des communautés villageoises.</p> <p>L’un des grands progrès de cette COP, c’est qu’il y a eu plusieurs initiatives prises dans le cadre de l’agenda des projets, avec des engagements concrets. Pour Ségolène Royale, on a vu par exemple l’alliance pour la géothermie. Tous les pays qui ont un sous-sol volcanique peuvent mettre des installations de géothermie. Tous les pays qui ont des capacités  d’hydro électricité peuvent accéder aux équipements hydroélectriques. On a vu des expériences concrètes sur la biomasse, c’est-à-dire la transformation des déchets en gaz, qui peuvent permettre aux femmes de faire la cuisine sans avoir besoin d’utiliser le bois, source de déforestation. Il y a eu plusieurs autres initiatives. « Mais pour tout cela, il va falloir plus que jamais passer à la phase des réalisations, car le temps est à l’action », a-t-elle conclut.</p> </div></div></div> Sun, 13 Dec 2015 11:46:46 +0000 murayac 2451 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/s%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne-royale-s%E2%80%99engage-%C3%A0-plaider-pour-l%E2%80%99afrique#comments Carlos Lópes warns African countries about risks of being blindsided at COP21 https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/carlos-l%C3%B3pes-warns-african-countries-about-risks-being-blindsided-cop21 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Climate%20refugees_UNHCR%20climate%20change_09Oct14.jpg" /></p> <p><strong>Paris, France December 8, 2015</strong> (ClimDev-Africa) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lópes, today warned that the risks of African countries being blindsided at the current Paris climate talks are high, especially with regards to the implementation of the so-called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).</p> <p> Mr Lopes was addressing a cross section of African delegations to the talks which have somehow stalled on the main issues of African concern such as a balanced implementation of adaptation and mitigation; financing of the INDCs for which 53 of the 54 African countries submitted their contributions in time for the Paris conference, etc.</p> <p> He said that this showed Africa’s readiness and added that since negotiations have entered their political phase, Africa must do everything so that ”the continent is not short-changed  in  the way its interest are reflected in the final agreement.</p> <p> In this context, the planned contributions determined at the national level may be the Africa’s best outcome from these negotiations, he said.</p> <p> Earlier on in the day, the French foreign minister Mr. Laurent Fabius had in a surprise move urged African countries to move faster in negotiations, and to be more active. An African negotiator said they would take the time they need to ensure that the final agreement reflects Africa’s concerns, as much as possible.</p> <p> According to Mr. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, senior negotiator of the DRC member of the Board of Directors of the Green climate Fund, Africans are moving very slowly in COP 21 negotiations.</p> <p> "As the African Group, there are things against which we are intractable, such as the differentiation between parties, a condition we think must prevail. We cannot say, today, that we must all undertake the same level of effort in emission reductions. This is not possible.</p> <p> On the question of financing, Mr. Mpanu Mpanu, said that Africa has tabled several funding proposals and, it wants to ensure that this issue remains on the table. But he also called for ambitious amounts, with substantial sums being reserved for adaptation, because the stakes are high.</p> <p> </p> <p> He further explained that it would be necessary to have provisions of an agreement that would enable Africa to take greater account of its adjustment problems, and to see to what extent it can improve the planning, in order to make its development more resilient.</p> <p> About adaptation, the negotiator considers that Africa would like all parties to arrive at a common understanding. Some countries argue that it is a specific issue that you can't manage globally, while Africa says no!<br /> ”We believe that there is an overall objective of limiting global temperatures and there is an overall objective on mitigation, and this overall objective on mitigation is linked to a global goal on financing, then there must be an overall objective on adaptation", he argues.</p> <p> On the question of the loss and damage, Mr. Mpanu Mpanu, underscore the sensitive nature of the issue. Some countries want to be assured that the agreement leaves no route open to legal prosecution at the international level. It is imperative that we reach a common understanding of how this mechanism should be put in operation such that it can take into account the needs of all tghe parties, explained.</p> <p> Still on loss and damage, Mr. Adessou Kossivi, the regional coordinator for West African network of civil society organizations on disaster reduction, says that issues of loss and damage have been made to follow an extraordinarily long process, so much so that one has the impression that a developed country such as the Norway, would like to have the issue simply deleted from the text.</p> <p> "Today it has either taken second place or simply submerged into adaptation issues. Yet, issues of loss and damage are quite significant in so far as some countries bear very extreme impacts of climate change", he said.</p> <p> <em>Published by the communication service of the UNECA</em><br />  </p> </div></div></div> Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:34:08 +0000 Anonymous 2449 at https://www.climdev-africa.org https://www.climdev-africa.org/content/carlos-l%C3%B3pes-warns-african-countries-about-risks-being-blindsided-cop21#comments