Progress Report on Climate Change and Development

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to update the 2009 Joint Annual Meetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Development on the progress made in the implementation of the Climate Change and Development (Clim-Dev) Africa programme by the African Union (AU) Commission and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) since the 2008 conference. Several activities have also been undertaken by the United Nations Environmental Programme, AUC and ECA to support African negotiators in developing Africa’s common negotiating position for Copenhagen. African countries need to raise awareness of the key issues and elements under negotiation for a common African position. Climate change issues need to be integrated into national decision-making.