Tunis, Tunisia 7 March 2013 (ECA) - The 4th Session of the Steering Committee Meeting of the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Initiative opened in Tunis, Tunisia, on Wednesday, March 6
From the 21st – 23rd May, 2013, ACPC facilitated a meeting of the AGN in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main goal of the workshop was to outline and agree on key areas where ACPC can support the AGN and identify strategies for rendering this support in the most effective and efficient manner.
Agriculture is important for all countries in Africa. In most countries, more than 80% of the economically active population, particularly small holder farmers and pastoralist rely on agriculture for livelihoods, employment and income.
The Executive Secretary of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas on 11 February 2013, handed over a Letter of Confirmation by which his institution offers the ClimDev Special Fund the sum of 20 Million Euro ($30 millions) ...
A cross section of experts and African policymakers who were at the Doha climate talks agreed that substantial investments in climate services for Africa’s development would serve the interests of users and stakeholders even beyond the continent.
As in previous years, ECA, through the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) and other ClimDev Partners took the lead in providing technical assistance that buttressed Africa’s negotiating...
The staff of ACPC began the New Year with a three-day soul-searching session on how best to deliver on the ClimDev's promise to help Africa tackle climate change impacts.
Long after the dust has settled on the Doha Conference, the message put out by Dr. Emmanuel Dlamini, Chair of the African Group of Negotiators at the end of the parley ....