First climate change and development in Africa conference
The overall objective of the conference is to establish a forum for dialogue, enhance awareness raising, mobilize effective commitment and actions through bringing together policy makers, academicians and practicing stakeholder with the aim of effectively mainstreaming climate change concerns into development policies, strategies, programmes and practices in Africa.
CCDA also aims to strengthen Africa’s position and participation in international climate change negotiations with a view to ensuring adequate reflection of the continent’s concerns and priorities in a post‐2012 international climate change regime.
Theme - Development First: Addressing Climate Change in Africa
Sub-theme 1: Climate Science, Data, Information and Service Delivery
Topic 1.1: Climate science
Topic 1.2: Lessons learned from various initiatives
Topic 1.3: Data and information
Sub-theme 2: Climate Resilience Development and Adaptation
Topic 2.1: Socio ecological resilience and climate vulnerability, including health
Topic 2.2: Climate change and water in Africa
Topic 2.3: Climate change and agriculture in Africa
Sub-theme 3: Low Carbon Development in Africa
Topic 3.1: Green economy in the context of Africa
Topic 3.2: Energy access and poverty
Topic 3.3: Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) and Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)
Sub-theme 4: Economics and Finance
Topic 4.1: Economics of climate change in the context of Africa
Topic 4.2: Climate finance
Topic 4.3: Roles and experience of RECs and Member States in Climate Change