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African summary report on new and emerging challenges
(2011-10)
This Africa report on new and emerging challenges aims to inform the deliberations at the Africa regional preparatory conference for the United Nations conference on sustainable development and serve as reference material ...
Policy dialogue: new approaches for climate diplomacy in Africa
(2013-10)
The debate on security implications of climate change has gained considerable momentum over the past years. Today, there is little doubt that climate change poses one of the key challenges for global economic development ...
Africa, sustainable development and climate change; the role of climate research
(2016)
Climate change could severely undermine efforts to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For Africa, delivering the vision of the SDGs is intrinsically linked to robust information on the continent's current ...
Changements climatiques, croissance et réduction de la pauvretée : document de travail no 12
(2010-10)
Tout le monde s’accorde à penser que les changements climatiques constituent une question critique pour l’Afrique et en fait le plus grand problème, avec celui de la pauvreté, qui se pose au 21e
siècle. Les changements ...
Stepping up climate action for a resilient Africa: race we can and must win
(2019-08)
The African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank, in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance are convening the eighth ...
ECA, World Bank and African Union Commission team up to improve climate readiness in Africa
(2012-05)
A three-day workshop is underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to seek ways of strengthening regional capacities to improve the continent’s readiness for climate risks and enhance the resilience of its development to impacts ...
Changement climatique : perspectives africaines sur un accord pour l'après 2012
(2008-03)
Le changement climatique apparaît comme l’une des menaces les plus sérieuses pour le développement durable en Afrique. Dans la région, les pratiques anthropiques, notamment la production et la consommation d’énergie, ont ...
Contribuer au dialogue de Talanoa: pourparlers africains sur le climat II (ACT!-II)
(2018-03)
Les gouvernements du monde entier ont conclu l’Accord de Paris, en 2015, à la vingt et unième Conférence des Parties (COP 21). L’Accord définit des objectifs précis de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Il a ...
Background paper on actions and transformative pathways towards a resilient planet under a changing climate and depleting natural resources
(2019-12)
This background paper focuses on the planet sub-theme of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This sub-theme aims to protect the planet from degradation through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably ...
Leaders commend ECA climate change work at COP 21 Africa Pavilion
(2015-12)
The President of Benin, Mr. Boni Yayi, today praised the intellectual leadership role that Mr. Carlos Lopes and his team at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) played in bringing content into the Africa ...