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ECA Examines Impact of Climate Change on Employment in North Africa

Stories & Blogs ECANov 22, 2024(Story )

The office for North Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa will hold on Monday 25 November 2024, a webinar on “The Challenges and Impact of Climate Change on Employment in North Africa.”

Africa’s agenda at COP29 November 20, 2024

Stories & Blogs ECANov 20, 2024(Story )

The African Group of Negotiators and leaders came to COP29 with a bold call for equitable climate finance, stronger global partnerships, and urgent action to address the climate crisis.

African youth call for bold climate action to protect their future

Stories & Blogs ECANov 19, 2024(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

A Food Security Statistics Project is Enhancing Food Security Data across Africa

Stories & Blogs ECAOct 31, 2024(Story )

Reliable food security statistics are essential for informed decisions on food access, quality, and affordability.

UN economic commissions call for innovative finance to combat climate change

Stories & Blogs ECAOct 24, 2024(Story )

As countries battle multiple environmental, social and financial crises, experts have emphasized the need for innovative financing mechanisms to combat climate change and accelerate sustainable development.

Innovation lays the path to prosperity: Transforming farming in Burundi through FAO Farmer Field Schools

Stories & Blogs FAOOct 10, 2024(Story )

Amidst the rolling hills of Burundi’s Gitega Province, Jacqueline Hakizimana, 42, looks out over the land she once struggled against.

Implementation technicalities of international carbon trade largely unresolved at the 2024 Bonn Climate Change Conference

Stories & Blogs ECAJun 19, 2024(Story )

As interest in carbon markets in Africa continue to rise, the sixtieth session of the subsidiary bodies (SB60) of the UNFCCC failed to reach agreement on all technicalities related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, demonstrating t

Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa

Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )

A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support the Africa energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of ECA

Placing Farmers at the Core of Development Efforts is important to Achieve Food Security

Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )

As Africa races against time to meet the SDGs, the continent faces formidable challenges aggravated by climate change, inflation, and regional conflicts.

African countries to dominate the world’s top 10 growing economies, ECA report.

Stories & Blogs ECAMar 28, 2024(Story )

African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, according to a report on Recent Economic and Social Developments in Africa.