December 05, 2014
Africa: African Negotiators Strive for Favourable Results for Africa At Climate Conference
Lima, Peru, 05 December 2014 (UNECA) - During a press conference on Tuesday the 2nd December in the Peruvian capital, the African Group of Negotiators on climate change committed… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Central Africa: Public-Private Dialogue - A Must for Enhancing Central Africa's Business Climate
The real determining factors of investment in Central Africa include: governance, legal and judicial security, infrastructure development, availability and quality of labor, access… Read more »
November 01, 2014
Central Africa: Experts to Deliberate On Improving the Business Climate in Central Africa
From 1- 2 December 2014, Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, will host an ad hoc expert group meeting on "improving the business climate in Central Africa". Organised by the… Read more »
October 15, 2014
Africa: Lopes: Africa Needs a New Aid Paradigm
The Executive Secretary of UNECA says that African governments need to find common negotiating positions ahead of a critical year for development assistance. Read more »
October 14, 2014
Africa: Small Nations should Unite for a Climate Revolution
No nation is immune to the impact of climate change but it is the world's poorest that will be hit the hardest. A fair and inclusive global agreement to combat climate change is a… Read more »
October 10, 2014
Africa: Africa Welcomes Low Carbon Financing Coalition
Governments, global business communities, finance institutions, and civil society organizations have formed a coalition that will see them mobilize approximately $200 billion for… Read more »
October 09, 2014
Africa: Africa Is Ready for Green Climate Fund
Africa is fully prepared to receive funds to finance projects aimed at increasing climate resilience capacity on the conti-nent, an official from the Economic Commis-sion for… Read more »
October 01, 2014
Africa: Rescuing Africa's Agriculture
Close to 500 policy makers, academics, practitioners and other stakeholders from the agriculture and climate change sectors will gather on 8 October in Marrakesh, Morocco, in a bid… Read more »
October 06, 2014
Africa: Towards a Research Roadmap On Climate Change in Africa
A group of African climate research and impact communities began meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, today to agree a research collaboration platform on climate science in Africa that… Read more »
September 30, 2014
Africa: Join Climdev-Africa Annual Conference in Morocco
The 4th edition of the Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) will be held in Marrakech, Morocco from October 8 to 10 on the theme: "Africa can feed… Read more »
September 27, 2014
Africa: Can Africa Move Away from Aid to Trade? Carlos Lopes Answers
What should it do to attract more private equity and how can it convert the illicit financial flows to funds for domestic resource mobilization, climate change and conflict… Read more »
September 16, 2014
Africa: Africa Is Moving Against the Tide to Ensure Water, Food and Energy Security in a Changing Climate
Africa plans to lay out a strong case for increased investments in the water, food and energy sectors at the UN Climate Summit in New York to be held on 23 September, according to… Read more »
September 03, 2014
Africa: The Paradox of Africa's Small Island Developing Nations
I was born in Canchungo, in the northwestern part of Guinea-Bissau. Images of a beautiful canvas of green landscape crisscrossed by abundant waterways, thick forest, vast expanses… Read more »
September 04, 2014
São Tomé and Príncipe: Addressing Climate Change in Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe are two of the three least developed countries amongst the six African SIDS. Though Comoros is situated in the Indian Ocean and Sao Tome in the… Read more »
September 01, 2014
Africa: ECA to Highlight Plight of Six Africa Countries At Small Island Climate Conference
A new study by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will for the first time, bring to the fore a serious discussion on the specific plight of African Small… Read more »
August 27, 2014
Africa: Blue Economy - Are African Small Islands Ready to Embrace the Opportunities?
The ECA will launch a paper on the potential of Blue Economy in African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at a side event during the third Small Island Developing States… Read more »
Africa: "Unlocking Full Potentials of the Blue Economy - Are African SIDS Ready to Embrace the Opportunities?" Storyline
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Africa: ECA to Launch Paper On "Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States
As a culmination of assessments of opportunities and vulnerabilities of African small island developing states, ECA will launch the subject paper at a side event during the Third… Read more »
July 10, 2014
Africa: Morocco to Host Fourth Climate Change and Development Conference On How Africa Can Feed Itself
The fourth edition of the Climate Change and Development Conference (CCDA-IV) will convene in Marrakesh, Morocco from 8-10 October 2014 on the theme: "Africa Can Feed Africa Now:… Read more »
May 26, 2014
Africa: Negotiators Prepare for the 20th Round of Climate Change Negotiations
During a workshop hosted by the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) for the African Group of Negotiators on the 12-14 May 2014, participants concurred that prospects of capping… Read more »
May 20, 2014
Africa: Climate Change Negotiators Explore Consensus in Advance of Cop20
During a workshop hosted by ACPC for the African Group of Negotiators on the 12-14 May 2014, participants concurred that prospects of capping temperature rise to 2 degrees above… Read more »
April 03, 2014
Africa: New Publication On Green Economy Available
As for the entire Africa, West Africa is not exempt of the plague of poverty in all its forms. According to statistics, the average per capita income is between$US305 and 340.… Read more »
March 31, 2014
Africa: Lopes Says Green Energy Is the Way for Africa's Industrialisation, Panel Explains Why
The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, urged African countries to prioritize renewable energy… Read more »
March 20, 2014
Africa: ECA Supports Ethiopia's Climate Observation Network
On this day, the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) granted the Ethiopian National Meteorological Agency (NMA) 23 computers to support the upgrading of the country's climate… Read more »
March 05, 2014
Central Africa: Green Industrialisation Deemed Central Africa's Way to Go!
"The green economy provides real prospects for industrial development for Central Africa considering the rapid structural change it may enjoy from the transformation of its huge… Read more »