Secretary-General's Statement on Official Confirmation of 2024 as the Hottest Year
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )We have just endured the hottest decade on record – with 2024 topping the list, and likely to be the first calendar year with a global mean temperature of more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Unpacking Africa's Debt: Towards a Lasting and Durable Solution
Publication Report November 08, 2024
ECA & OECD collaborate for 23rd Plenary on Global Value Chains and Development
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )This event will bring together participants from OECD members and partners, policy makers, industry leaders and experts to strategize on emerging policy issues, and drivers of economic transformation
African youth call for bold climate action to protect their future
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )In the words of Beza Melaku Mandefro, a youth delegate at COP29, “When you invest in a child, you’re not gifting - you’re building.” The poet from Ethiopia spoke for millions of African children whose futures are shaped daily by the worsening impacts of c