October 08, 2016
Africa: Africa Urged to Address Challenges That May Affect Paris Agreement Implementation
There is an urgent need for African countries to review and revise their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to address challenges that can affect the… Read more »
October 06, 2016
Africa: Ccda-Vi in Africa to Discuss the Implications of Implementing the Paris Agreement
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… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: Press & Media Accreditations At Cop22 - Registrations Open Until 17 October
African and international journalists still have until 17 October to apply for their press and media accreditations to attend the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22/CMP12).… Read more »
September 05, 2016
Africa: African Ambassadors Meet in Preparation for COP22
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… Read more »
July 12, 2016
Africa: Why Green Industrialization Makes Sense for Africa
Africa will need a major re-design of growth strategies across the continent in order achieve its development goals says the Government of Zambia. Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, Appointed Commissioner for the Global Commission On the Economy and Climate
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes, has been appointed as commissioner for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate (GCEC). His… Read more »
June 28, 2016
Africa: Africa Championing a Low Carbon Development Trajectory
Pretoria, South Africa - 24 June 2016/ECA - The Economic Commission for Africa is championing a new African order says UN Resident Coordinator (a.i.) in South Africa, Tobias… Read more »
June 20, 2016
Africa: Africa's Blue Economy: An Opportunity Not to be Missed*
Africa's "Blue word" is made of vast lakes and rivers and an extensive ocean resource base. Thirty-eight of the fifty-four African States are coastal States. More than 90 percent… Read more »
April 03, 2016
Africa: Lopes Makes Case for Green Growth in Africa
The 2016 Economic Report on Africa has been launched in New York with Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes of the Economic Commission for Africa saying Africa can industrialize like… Read more »
Africa: ECA Launches 2016 Economic Report On Africa With Emphasis On Green, Inclusive Industrialization
The Economic Commission for Africa on Sunday launched its flagship Economic Report on Africa 2016 with the ECA's Deputy Executive Secretary, Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, saying as a… Read more »
March 05, 2016
Africa: Ministerial Round-Table to Discuss Declining Markets and Climate Challenges
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will hold a ministerial round-table on the theme "Addressing the Impact of Drought, Floods… Read more »
March 03, 2016
Africa: Cop21 - Implications for Growth in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a high-level dialogue on: "After Paris: Implications for Green Growth in Africa" on 2 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia), on the… Read more »
March 02, 2016
Africa: Africa Has the Biggest Reservoir of Green Growth
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) launched Tuesday 1st March in Rabat its 31st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) under the theme: "Green… Read more »
December 08, 2015
Africa: Carlos Lopes Cautions African Countries to Be Vigilant At Paris Climate Negotiations
ClimDev-Africa) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, today warned that the outcome of the current Paris COP negotiation cpould… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Must Work Engage Private Sector for Climate Financing
More than ever, Africa needs to mobilize its investments, to stimulate sustainable development on the continent to increase its resilience. According to Andrew Norton, Director of… Read more »
December 07, 2015
Africa: Africa Will Negotiate for a New Era of Green Industrialisation
Africa can leverage opportunities from climate change to engineer a new era of industrialisation that can drive clean economic growth, create sustainable jobs and reduce poverty,… Read more »
December 03, 2015
Africa: Water Takes Centre Stage At Paris Climate Negotiations
ClimDev-Africa) - The Executive Secretary of the African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW), Mr. Bai Mass Taal, has welcomed the central position that water has taken in the… Read more »
December 06, 2015
Africa: Adapting Central Africa's Agriculture to Climate Change, Costly - Experts
Douala, 5 Dec. 2015 (ECA) - The adaptation of agriculture to climate change in Central Africa is a costly undertaking, which requires the mobilisation of important human and… Read more »
December 05, 2015
Central Africa: Adapting Central Africa's Agriculture to Climate Change Would Be Costly - Experts
Douala, 5 Dec. 2015 (ECA) - The adaptation of agriculture to climate change in Central Africa is a costly undertaking, which requires the mobilisation of important human and… Read more »
December 02, 2015
Africa: Applause for ACPC Findings On Africa's Role in Climate Negotiations
Key findings on Africa's role in the global climate negotiations were greeted with cheers in the Africa Pavilion at the Paris climate talks yesterday as Mr. Carlos Lopes the… Read more »
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 »