13th CCDA conference opens in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 September 2025 (ECA) - The 13th edition of the Climate Change and Development in Africa Conference (CCDA-XIII) officially opened today in Addis Ababa, convened under the theme: “Empowering Africa’s Climate Action with Science, Finance, and Just Transition.”

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ClimDev-Africa initiative advances climate action at Nairobi workshop

Nairobi, 1 August 2025 – The ClimDev-Africa initiative marked a pivotal moment in the continent’s climate resilience agenda with the successful convening of its Joint Working Group and stakeholder planning workshop from 29 to 31 July 2025 in Nairobi.

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6th ACT! called for climate justice, equity and fair financing

The 6th Africa Climate Talks (ACT!) and SDGs Forum, held on 7–8 April 2025 at the Speke Resort Convention Center in Kampala, Uganda, convened under the theme “Rethinking financing and ambition for climate action, green growth and development in Africa: a justice issue.”

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Only 13 of the 195 Parties to the Paris Agreement communicated their NDC 3.0

Addis Ababa, 13 February 2025 (ECA) - Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement are required to submit updated national climate plans or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat.

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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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