African environmental ministers from AMCEN (African Ministerial Conference on Environment), African delegates, environmental ministers and climate experts met together with representatives for FN-agencies, the World Bank and NGOs, all together around 300 participants. Norway, Denmark and UK were represented as donor countries. The high-level meeting was hosted by UN Economic Commission for Africa on behalf of their partners AU/Nepad and African Development Bank.
- The meeting was a successful opportunity to update and strengthen the African Common Position before the Barcelona Climate Change talks (2-6 November, ongoing) and the COP-15 in Copenhagen in December, Climate Ambassador Ole Kristian Holthe said. In addition to this, the participants worked on developing an African framework for climate adaptation, including ClimDev-Africa and African Climate Policy Center.
At the meeting Norway was praised for taking responsibility and leadership in CO2-reductions.
Read the full press release Africa Calls For a Fair, Inclusive, Effective and Equitable New Agreement in Copenhagen on the UNECA webpage (www.uneca.org).
Read more about the High Level Panel and Climate Change Events in Addis Ababa - Climate Change: Africa Prepares for Copenhagen in Addis Ababa Highlights Vol. 6, No. 11