December 01, 2015
Africa: Africa Is the Continent of Now, Says Mme Zuma of the African Union Commission
Africa is not only the continent of the future, but mostly the continent of now, Madame Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma President of the Commission of the African Union told thousands of… Read more »
December 04, 2015
Africa: The Africa Pavilion at COP21 Officially Opens on a High Note
Africa today sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris. Speaking at the high level… Read more »
December 02, 2015
Zambia: We Are Waiting for ECA's Advice, Zambian Government
The Zambian government says they are expecting ECA to provide economic advice on what direction to take following the sharp decline of Zambia's economy in the last three months. Read more »
Africa: Carlos Lopes On Africa's Course in the Climate Negotiations
ClimDev-Africa) - "Africa has played a key role in global climate negotiations. Since 2006, the African group of negotiators working hard, but it must find ways to strengthen its… Read more »
December 01, 2015
Africa: Leaders Commend ECA Climate Change Work At Cop 21 Africa Pavilion
The President of Benin, Boni Yayi, today praised the intellectual leadership role that Mr. Carlos Lopes and his team at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)… Read more »
Africa: Why Africa Should Care about the Paris Climate Agreement?
The stakes are high for Africa at the forthcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP 21) in Paris, as the outcome will have… Read more »
November 30, 2015
Africa: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in Central Africa
Convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), a panel of about 30 experts will meet from 2 - 4 December 2015 in Douala, Cameroon, to build their capacity to… Read more »
Africa: Carlos Lopes Says Paris Climate Agreement Should Aim to Save Lives
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said that unless climate negotiators and governments begin to put faces and people behind the statistics on… Read more »
October 30, 2015
Africa: Denton Outlines the Climate Agreement Africa Should Seek in Paris
The Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa and Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) Ms. Fatima Denton has called… Read more »
Africa: Towards a More Active Participation of Africa in Cop 21
ClimDev-Africa) - The 5th Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) which ended in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at the weekend has emboldened Africa for a… Read more »
Africa: All Eyes On Paris 21 As Victoria Falls Climate Conference Closes
ClimDev-Africa) - Some 400 delegates who have been meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for the 5th annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) since… Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: CCDA 5 Innovates, Creates Solution Spaces to Sharpen Africa's Proposals for Cop 21 in Paris
ClimDev-Africa) - The technical committee for the organization of tomorrow's 5th Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) has touted the creation of… Read more »
Africa: CCDA 5 to Be the Launch Pad for Advancing New Frontiers of Climate Research in Africa, Expert Says
The 5th annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) which opens here tomorrow promises to be the real launch pad for climate research in Africa,… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: Africa's High Stake in Climate Change
"For Africa, climate change has massive consequences, the continent contributes the least to greenhouse gases but tends to be the most vulnerable to its consequences. This climate… Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: Denton Fires Up Climdev Partners As Zimbabwe Welcomes Ccda 5
ClimDev-Africa) - The Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), and Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, has fired… Read more »
October 15, 2015
Africa: Why Zimbabwe Will Welcome Ccda 5 With Fervor
ClimDev-Africa) - This year's annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, the biggest climate change event of the continent, convenes at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe… Read more »
July 04, 2015
Africa: Unlocking Transformative Financing for Renewable Energy and Climate Resilience in Africa
Business leaders, representatives of international financial institutions, UN agencies and think tanks will gather on 14 July to establish a framework to attract investment to… Read more »
June 30, 2015
Africa: Climate Change Adaptation in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific
As the UN Conference on Climate, COP 21, approaches, the discussions and debates on climate change are starting to intensify with each region vying for a good agreement during the… Read more »
June 06, 2015
Africa: The Tricky Path Towards Sustainable Development in the Times of Climate Change
"To maintain Africa's growth trajectory and ensure the desired economic transformation will require access to appropriate technologies while taking into consideration the… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: In Abidjan, Carlos Lopes Speaks On Ebola, Climate Change and Financing Africa's Transformation
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr Carlos Lopes participated, as Head of the ECA Delegation in the African Development Bank 2015 Annual Meetings from… Read more »
April 09, 2015
Africa: African Small Island States Meet to Address the Challenges of Climate Change and Disaster Risks
Addis Ababa, 08 April 2015 (ECA-Climdev-Africa) - Representatives of African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have convened here for a two- day workshop to develop a… Read more »
March 27, 2015
Africa: Climate Change and Green Economy to Feature At Ministerial Meeting Side Events
Plans are underway at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to bring climate change to the fore of discussions during the ongoing seven-day Joint Conference of Ministers of… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change, Green Economy to Feature Prominently At African Ministerial Meeting Side Events
- Plans are underway at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to bring climate change to the fore of discussions during the ongoing seven-day Joint Conference of Ministers of… Read more »
March 06, 2015
Africa: Partners Launch African Climate Research Programme
- The eagerly awaited launch of the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) took place on the sidelines of the AMCOMET meeting in Praia, Cabo Verde on the 23rd February 2015. Read more »
December 02, 2014
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Grabs First Climdev Special Fund Grant
Ethiopia has sealed a $ 1.1 M deal with the newly launched ClimDev-Africa Special Fund (CDSF), to strengthen its climate information and early warning systems for climate… Read more »