Climate change is a priority issue for West Africa. Acting together" in the framework of regional solidarity is an absolute necessity to enable the West African region to reduce its vulnerability and to face, in a collective manner, the risks induced by the impacts of climate change which, by definition, have no borders.
In response to the challenges posed by climate change, ECOWAS is taking action to accelerate and strengthen climate action in the West African region. It is now developing a regional climate strategy to accelerate action in the long term and bring together member states and communities for greater coordination and solidarity.
l The Regional Climate Strategy, supported and led by ECOWAS, creates a coherent basis for long-term climate action (2030 and 2050 horizons). It aims to consolidate and make coherent an intervention framework for the fight against climate change in the ECOWAS zone, taking into account both the adaptation and mitigation dimensions of climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda consisting of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
l The Regional Climate Strategy, supported and led by ECOWAS, creates a coherent basis for long-term climate action (2030 and 2050 horizons). It aims to consolidate and make coherent an intervention framework for the fight against climate change in the ECOWAS zone, taking into account both the adaptation and mitigation dimensions of climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda consisting of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
An enlarged consultation committee including: the climate focal points of the 15 ECOWAS Member States, representatives of other regional institutions such as UEMOA and CILSS, ECOWAS technical and financial partners, as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector
An enlarged consultation committee including: the climate focal points of the 15 ECOWAS Member States, representatives of other regional institutions such as UEMOA and CILSS, ECOWAS technical and financial partners, as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector
A process articulated around four (4) key aspects
An enlarged consultation committee including: the climate focal points of the 15 ECOWAS Member States, representatives of other regional institutions such as UEMOA and CILSS, ECOWAS technical and financial partners, as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector
An ECOWAS regional climate strategy presented and approved by the ECOWAS Specialised Technical Committee of Ministers in charge of the Environment.
ECOWAS has mandated the GCCA+ West Africa project, financed by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France, to support it in developing its regional climate strategy.
The regional climate strategy creates coherence and coordination between actors, institutions and sectors of action transversal to climate change.
Regional consultations
Regional consultations
Presentation and adoption
Presentation and adoption
Milestone for a long-term low-carbon trajectory that is resilient to the impacts of climate change by 2050. SDG time horizon
Milestone for a long-term low-carbon trajectory that is resilient to the impacts of climate change by 2050. SDG time horizon
Long-term low-carbon trajectory horizon, horizon of the 2050 Development Vision for the ECOWAS zone
Long-term low-carbon trajectory horizon, horizon of the 2050 Development Vision for the ECOWAS zone
ECOWAS Guide on the Paris Agreement
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Action plan 2022 - 2030 ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy
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Stratégie Régionale Climat de la CEDEAO adoptée au CTMS
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