November 27, 2018
Africa: ECA Chief Pledges Continued Support for Africa's Blue Economy
In her remarks during the Leaders Commitment Segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference on 26 November in Nairobi, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic… Read more »
November 24, 2018
Africa: Weather Forecasting Experts Converge for a Write-Shop to Draft an African Regional Climate Outlook Forum Best Practices Document
More than 20 weather experts from across Africa met in Windhoek, Namibia from the 22-23 November to identify best practices in the African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (RCOFs)… Read more »
November 03, 2018
Africa: ECA and Partners Meet for Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi
The two-day event kicks off on 26 November with focus on the priorities and challenges of establishing a sustainable blue economy and its contribution to the implementation of the… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: Mainstreaming Climate Information in Agricultural Policies to Develop Resilience and Better Productivity Through Idep Course On Agricultural Policy in Africa
From 7 to 18 May 2018, the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) organized a course on Agricultural Policy in Africa for the benefit of 28 public officials… Read more »
October 23, 2018
Africa: Many Deaths Can Be Avoided With Better Data - UN Deputy Chief
Speaking at the opening session of the UN World Data Forum on Monday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the life-saving impact that data can have, noting that… Read more »
October 12, 2018
Africa: Africa's Top Environment and Climate Change Journalists Honoured At Climate Conference
Africa's top environmental journalists were honoured last night at a glitzy ceremony at the ongoing Seventh Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA - VII) conference in… Read more »
October 11, 2018
Africa: From Cop21 to Cop24 in Katowice / Paris Agreement - Africa's Realities and Aspirations
In December 2015, nations of the world took a giant step to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon… Read more »
Africa: Climate Conference Continues With Delegates Discussing the SDGs, Agenda 2063-NDCs Nexus
The 7th Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VII) conference continued in Nairobi Thursday with experts discussing the sustainable development goals, Agenda 2063 and… Read more »
Africa: ECA Warns On Imminent "Climate Catastrophe"
Nairobi, Kenya (ACPC) - The Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ACPC/ECA), James Murombedzi warns of an imminent… Read more »
October 09, 2018
Africa: Experts Validate ECA Model On Socio-Economic Benefits of Climate Information Services for Africa's Food-Energy-Water Sectors
Experts in climate information services (CIS) from across the continent on Tuesday unanimously agreed and validated a report that shows CIS has socio-economic benefits (SEB) that… Read more »
October 10, 2018
Africa: ECA and Partners Pledge to Continue Supporting Africa's Quest for Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Development
The 7th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA - VII) opened in Nairobi Wednesday with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
Kenya: African Needs to Speak With One Voice On Climate Issues, Says Kenya's Environment Minister
Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice when it goes to COP 24 in Katowice, Poland, in December, Kenya's Environment and Forestry Minister, Keriako Tobiko said Wednesday… Read more »
October 09, 2018
Kenya: Kenya Praised for Taking Threats of Climate Change Seriously
Kenya was on Tuesday lauded for leading Africa in trying to find solutions to threats posed by climate change through policy development, devolution and establishment of the… Read more »
Africa: ECA Will Continue to Explore Ways to Help Africa Fight Climate Change & Build Resilience, Says Acpc's Murombedzi
Devolved governance is playing a crucial role in helping Kenya come up with ways to mitigate effects of climate change at community level, says Mr. Keriako Tobiko, the country's… Read more »
September 20, 2018
Southern Africa: Partnerships and Collaboration Essential for Development of SADC's Blue Economy
Southern African countries need to collaborate more in their quest to exploit opportunities presented by the blue economy, a ministerial high level roundtable agreed Wednesday. Read more »
September 06, 2018
Africa: Political Will Needed to Address Africa's Water and Energy Challenges
The three-day workshop to discuss mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in Africa closed in Addis Ababa Thursday with participants… Read more »
September 04, 2018
Africa: Workshop On Mainstreaming and Implementing the Water-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development in Africa Commences in Addis Ababa
A three-day workshop to discuss mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in Africa opened today in Addis Ababa. Read more »
August 29, 2018
Southern Africa: Senior Government Officials and Experts to Discuss Blue Economy, Inclusive Industrialization and Economic Development in Southern Africa
The ECA office for Southern Africa will organize the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa on the theme "Blue Economy,… Read more »
July 11, 2018
Africa: Experts Meet to Validate Study On Climate Data Sharing in Africa
On the 10-11 July 2018, over 15 climate scientists from African Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) met to review a study… Read more »
June 26, 2018
Africa: Is Africa Ready for Green Industrialization ?
As part of its series of seminars, IDEP hosted a panel discussion on « Is Africa ready to invest in a green industry ? ». This seminar brought together more than twenty… Read more »
Africa: Cameroon Journalists Trained On Use of Climate Information Services
Cameroon journalists have been enjoined to take interest in reporting climate information data and services, cardinal instruments in development planning for policy makers and… Read more »
June 25, 2018
Africa: Journalists in Cameroon Learn Ways to Catalyze Integration of Climate Information Into Economic Planning
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - On the 25 June 2018, training of journalists on mainstreaming of climate information and services in planning and economic development processes was… Read more »
June 26, 2018
Africa: Journalists Learn Ways to Catalyze Integration of Climate Information Into Economic Planning
Yaounde, Cameroon (ECA) - On the 25 June 2018, the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the École supérieure des… Read more »
June 22, 2018
Africa: Interactive Training of Civil Society Organizations On Climate Information Services
On the 21-22 June 2018, over 85 participants drawn from civil society organizations, community based organizations and youth groups engaged in a highly interactive training on… Read more »
May 04, 2018
Africa: Stakeholders Support Creation of a Knowledge Exchange Partnership to Improve Climate Services
Under the weather and climate information services for Africa (WISER) policy and enabling environment component, the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), in partnership with… Read more »
