The Africa Carbon Forum is a trade fair and knowledge sharing platform for carbon investments in Africa. It is a place to discuss the latest development in the carbon market and how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other mitigation mechanisms can be successful in Africa. The Africa Carbon Forum includes matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions where carbon project developers can showcase their projects to investors and carbon buyers.
In November 2006, the United Nations Secretary-General launched the Nairobi Framework to improve the support of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in underrepresented regions, including Africa. Since then, Africa’s interest and involvement in the Clean Development Mechanism has grown, and with it the number of projects in Africa. Nevertheless, Africa still accounts for less than three per cent of the more than 3600 CDM projects registered to date in 72 countries.
In an effort to build growing interest on the CDM in Africa, the Nairobi Framework partners: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UNFCCC secretariat, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Bank (WB) along with the World Bank Institute organized the first Africa Carbon Forum in Senegal in 2008.
In 2010, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) joined the Nairobi Framework as partners and organized the second Africa Carbon Forum in Nairobi, Kenya in 2010.
The third Africa Carbon Forum took place in Marrakech, Morocco in 2011 as a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Marrakech Accords, which kicked off the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
The fourth Africa Carbon Forum took place at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2012. The fifth Africa Carbon Forum is taking place in Abidjan, Cí´te d’Ivoire.
The Africa Carbon Forum is a trade fair and knowledge sharing platform for carbon investments in Africa. It is a place to discuss the latest development in the carbon market and how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other mitigation mechanisms can be successful in Africa. The Africa Carbon Forum includes matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions where carbon project developers can showcase their projects to investors and carbon buyers.
What to expect at the Africa Carbon Forum?
Updates on recent developments in the international carbon market;
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Information on the challenges dealing with global climate change;
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Discussions with project developers and technical specialists from various sectors and technologies;
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Best practices and lessons learned from the implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Africa;
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Sessions with respected experts from the public and private sector on strategies and measures promoting the benefits of the CDM in Africa emphasizing the new Programmatic CDM approach;
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Opportunities for CDM project developers to showcase projects to private sector representatives in matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions;
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Building networks and finding partners throughout the Forum.
The African Carbon Forum is a trade fair and knowledge sharing platform for carbon investments in the region by bringing together representatives from designated national authorities (DNA), national focal points, representatives from several UN agencies, governments and the private sector. It includes matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions that will enable potential CDM project participants and developers to showcase their projects to interested parties, including investors and carbon buyers.
Specifically, the second African Carbon Forum aims at:
Update on the different views of the challenges associated with global climate change, and recent developments in the international carbon market;
Discuss with project developers and technical specialists of a wide range of sectors and technologies arising from best practices and lessons learned for the implementation of CDM projects in Africa;
Learn from the most respected experts from the public and private sector on strategies and measures aimed at promoting the benefits of the CDM in the region, emphasizing the new Programmatic CDM approach;
Enable CDM project participants and developers to showcase their projects to interested parties by holding matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions;
Seize opportunities to establish contacts throughout the Forum.
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