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Official Page of The Africa Climate Summit 2023. Theme: “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World”. #ACS23
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http://www.africaclimatesummit.org 22-02-2023 09:35:18
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State Dept For Environment & Climate Change PS Eng. Festus K. Ng'eno today met with Africa Union Commissioner H.E. Amb. Josefa Sako on the sidelines of #UNEA6 .
The meeting covered partnership opportunities with the African Union, including the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, which was co-hosted by Kenya and AU.
President William Samoei Ruto, PhD praised at the COP28 for his “unprecedented climate brilliance” in launching the Africa Climate Summit.
#COP28UAE : Tomorrow, William Samoei Ruto, PhD, Pres. of 🇰🇪 + Chairperson of the African Climate Summit, Macky Sall, Pres. of 🇸🇳, African Development Bank Group, the African Union, + Global Center on Adaptation will convene the Adaptation Finance Summit For Africa: bit.ly/3QW1DhI #AfricaCOP #AfDBatCOP28
#AfDBatCOP28 : In #Kenya , 1.6 million people living on low incomes now have access to power thanks to the Last Mile Connectivity project, supported by the African Development Bank through a $134.64 million loan. #COP28UAE #PowerAfrica #AfricaCOP
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#AfricaCOP : L'Afrique regorge de #ressourcesnaturelles mais souffre le plus des effets du #changementclimatique .
En vue de la COP28 UAE, retour sur la déclaration de Akinwumi A. Adesina, président de la African Development Bank Group, au Africa Climate Summit. #AfDBatCOP28 #COP28UAE
HAPPENING NOW:
KEPSA KENYA High-Level Private Sector Post ACS Africa Climate Summit - Pre #COP28 UAE Summit, in collaboration with State Department for Foreign Affairs | Kenya, UN Environment Programme and GIZ brings together private sector to reflect on the ACS outcomes as well as plan for #COP28 at the Safari Park Hotel.
The Secretariat of #ACS23 finalized both the overall & technical summit reports, which will be handed over to the CS Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry & the Commissioner Amb. Josefa Sacko African Union. Kenya will present the Nairobi Declaration at COP 28 in the UAE ~PS Eng Ng'eno #DonorRoundtable
The global collaboration & commitments we saw at #ACS23 need to continue for us to combat the climate crisis. Agnes M. Kalibata & Hon. Soipan Tuya, E.G.H show us how partnership can transform food systems:
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