#AMCEN #Endorses #COP29 #AfricanCommonPosition #CCDA2024:At the close of the 10th special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Ministers adopted the African common position, highlighting the continent’s key priorities for the upcoming 29th

#AGN @NCQGMeeting: African States exist in extremely dire and special circumstances. Coupled with extreme vulnerabilities and risks, extreme climate impacts are more frequent and at scale, while financing is limited and African countries remain in a context of very limited fiscal

#AGN @NCQGMeeting: Climate events have immense cost. About 5-9% of the GDP of African States is redirected to tackling this costs leaving huge development needs, fiscal and budgetary gaps. For African States with such special circumstances, access to public finance in grants and

#AGN @NCQGMeeting: The Africa Group expects a principle based finance goal – We are here because of the Convention and Its Paris Agreement hence principles and responsibilities therein apply in the NCQG. A standalone section recalling principles of the Convention and Article 2.2,

#AGN @NCQGMeeting: Qualitative elements cannot be anchored on a top-down policy arrangement that some parties have mentioned. These policy suggestions have been included in the text and this is very concerning. For instance, the inclusion of language on how developing countries

#AGN @NCQGMeeting: The attempts to draw top-down regulatory measures on already climate ambitious developing countries that remain underfunded, countries that struggle with high cost of capital, that are rated as high-risk countries, and are struggling to attain finance for their

#AGN @NCQGMeeting: We have heard comments to the effect of being realistic. We find these comments a deviation from the core purpose of our discussion and uncalled for. Our needs are realistic despite, most of the developing countries having financial and fiscal limitations. We

3-day working session to develop the #NDCcapacityscorecard prototype at the IWMI Offices in Pretoria South Africa. The meeting has been successful with a framework developed.

What a great honour to be invited by UNDP Zimbabwe Resident Rep Ayodele Odusola & his team! We had great conversations on my new role as VC of Africa Network of Parliamentarians on Climate Change & how we can collaborate on climate legislation AGNES Africa #EngageInClimateAction

Hear from the scientists behind the past IPCC assessment reports. Discover their personal journeys, achievements, how the IPCC has influenced their careers and advice for young professionals. Watch now, Get inspired, Take action! linkedin.com/posts/agnes-af…

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