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Title
Seventh African Development Forum
Acting on Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
10 October 2010 to 15 October 2010
Addis Ababa
The Seventh African Development Forum (ADF-VII) offered an opportunity to exchange information, knowledge and experience on how best Africa can and should cope with climate change through effective action on policies, strategies, programmes and practices. In addition, ADF-VII helped strengthen the African common position in the ongoing international negotiations, by raising awareness and building consensus among all African stakeholders and with its development partners on concerns and expectations for a post-2012 global climate agreement.
Thematic Areas
1. Evidence and impact of climate change
2. Climate change challenges and opportunities
3. Africa and the international climate change negotiations