Addis-Ababa, 8 November 2016 (ECA) - Preparations are in high gear for the participation of a delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the 22th session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco from 7 to 18 November 2016.
COP 22 Africa Pavilion
Theme: Implementing the Paris Agreement for sustainable development in Africa
7-18 November 2016
Marrakech, Morocco
Introduction
Addis Ababa, 6 October, 2016 (ECA) - The Sixth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA–VI), the continent’s premier climate change conference will take place here from 18-20 October, bringing together diverse stakeholders to understand the implications, nuances, challenges and opportunities of implementing the Paris Agreement.
Africa Pavilion at COP22
Theme: Implementing the Paris Agreement for sustainable development in Africa
Introduction
The main theme of the sixth annual Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA–VI) Conference organized under the auspices of the Climate Change and Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) programme, will be: ‘The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: What Next for Africa?’ This builds on CCDA-V which, in the lead up to the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - COP21, focused on revisiting Article 2 of the UNFCCC, with a theme that dwelled on “Africa, Clima
Rabat, 31st August 2016: The African Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa held today in Rabat, in partnership with the COP22 Steering Committee, an information session for African Ambassadors based in Morocco, in preparation for the upcoming Climate Change Conference. The meeting aimed to present the stakes for Africa at COP22, to prepare countries’ participation and to support existing efforts to coordinate the African participation at COP22.
Cairo, 19 May 2016 (ECA) - The two-day meeting of the Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) to discuss Africa's priorities for sustainable development implementation in the context of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 wrapped up here today with recommendations for effective implementation, monitoring and follow up of both agendas.