Notable climate-related institutions and initiatives in Africa
| Climate-related institutions and initiatives in Africa | Objectives | Momentum |
|---|---|---|
| African Group of Negotiators to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol (AGN) | Pool resources and power among African states, and seeks to advance their common interests on the issue of climate change | 1992 |
| Regional Economic Communities (RECs) | Establish African Economic Community (AEC) through the building blocks of the regional economic communities. To effectively integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into their development plans and device mechanisms for their implementation at regional levels | 1994 |
| The NEPAD’s Environment Initiative | Stimulate Africa’s development by bridging existing gaps in priority sectors, which include, among others, environment and climate change | 2001 |
| Nairobi Framework on Climate Change | Address capacity building in developing CDM projects covering regions in Africa and the Americas | 2006 |
| African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) | Enhance monitoring for preparedness and adaptation to environmental change | 2007 |
| Algiers Declaration on Climate Change | Establish a Common African position and the need to speak with one voice in the UNFCCC negotiations toward a new legally binding global climate change regime | 2008 |
| Tunis Declaration and Action Plan | Determine the rationale and modalities for establishing an African panel on climate change | 2008 |
| The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) | Develop a comprehensive framework on African climate change programs and its associated sub-regional climate change programs with the view to informing the negotiations process, among others | 2009 |
| The Conference of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) | Give the highest political attention to climate change issues, especially to enable the continent to have a common position and speak with one voice on climate change. Endorsed “African Common Position on Climate Change” | 2009 |
| African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) | Promote political cooperation and streamline policies at a pan-African level and advocate for sound decision-making based on robust science | 2010 |
| The African Climate Centres | Serve as WMO Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) for Africa for downscaling of products from Global Producing Centres (GPCs) | 2011 |
| The African Risk Capacity (ARC) – A Specialized Agency of the AUC | Complement existing national, regional and continental disaster reduction activities and climate change adaptation initiatives | 2014 |
| African Ministers of the Environment: Decision 15/5 | To take note, and mandate the Bureau to consider the draft comprehensive African Strategy on climate change for approval and onward transmission to AMCEN, onward to the Summit of the AU in January 2017 | 2015 |
| Marrakech Climate Change Conference, Morocco – COP 22 | The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties, the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12) and first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) were held in Bab Ighli, Marrakech, Morocco, from 7 to 18 November 2016 | 2016 |
| Climate-related institutions and initiatives in Africa | Objectives | Momentum |
|---|---|---|
| African Group of Negotiators to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol (AGN) | Pool resources and power among African states, and seeks to advance their common interests on the issue of climate change | 1992 |
| Regional Economic Communities (RECs) | Establish African Economic Community (AEC) through the building blocks of the regional economic communities. To effectively integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into their development plans and device mechanisms for their implementation at regional levels | 1994 |
| The NEPAD’s Environment Initiative | Stimulate Africa’s development by bridging existing gaps in priority sectors, which include, among others, environment and climate change | 2001 |
| Nairobi Framework on Climate Change | Address capacity building in developing CDM projects covering regions in Africa and the Americas | 2006 |
| African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) | Enhance monitoring for preparedness and adaptation to environmental change | 2007 |
| Algiers Declaration on Climate Change | Establish a Common African position and the need to speak with one voice in the UNFCCC negotiations toward a new legally binding global climate change regime | 2008 |
| Tunis Declaration and Action Plan | Determine the rationale and modalities for establishing an African panel on climate change | 2008 |
| The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) | Develop a comprehensive framework on African climate change programs and its associated sub-regional climate change programs with the view to informing the negotiations process, among others | 2009 |
| The Conference of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) | Give the highest political attention to climate change issues, especially to enable the continent to have a common position and speak with one voice on climate change. Endorsed “African Common Position on Climate Change” | 2009 |
| African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) | Promote political cooperation and streamline policies at a pan-African level and advocate for sound decision-making based on robust science | 2010 |
| The African Climate Centres | Serve as WMO Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) for Africa for downscaling of products from Global Producing Centres (GPCs) | 2011 |
| The African Risk Capacity (ARC) – A Specialized Agency of the AUC | Complement existing national, regional and continental disaster reduction activities and climate change adaptation initiatives | 2014 |
| African Ministers of the Environment: Decision 15/5 | To take note, and mandate the Bureau to consider the draft comprehensive African Strategy on climate change for approval and onward transmission to AMCEN, onward to the Summit of the AU in January 2017 | 2015 |
| Marrakech Climate Change Conference, Morocco – COP 22 | The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties, the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12) and first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) were held in Bab Ighli, Marrakech, Morocco, from 7 to 18 November 2016 | 2016 |
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