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T1 African Union Strategy on Climate Change
T2 Stratégie Africaine sur les Changements Climatiques
A1 African Union Commission, 
K1 climate change
SN Not Available
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20579
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20579
NO This document presents a draft African climate change strategy providing strategic guidance for the African Union, regional economic communities, member states, and stakeholders. It frames climate change as a defining development challenge for Africa, with low adaptive capacity and escalating impacts across social, economic, and environmental systems. It states a purpose of enabling integrated, coordinated action to improve livelihoods, support sustainable development, and reduce poverty, prioritizing vulnerable groups. It sets an overall objective of achieving climate-smart socio-economic development within a 20-year scope (2015–2035), reviewed every five years. It organizes actions under four thematic pillars, supported by goals, an implementation matrix, means of implementation, and monitoring and reporting.
NO AcronymsList of BoxesExecutive SummaryPart I: IntroductionPart II: Africa and the Challenge of Climate ChangeClimate Change, the African Renaissance, and Pan-AfricanismWeather, Climate Variability, and Vulnerability of African Countries to Climate ChangeSituation AnalysisPast and Present Weather and Climate PatternsProjected Climate Change in AfricaAfrica’s Vulnerability to Impacts of Climate ChangePart III: The African Strategy on Climate ChangeProblem StatementSignificance of the Climate Change StrategyGuiding Principles of the StrategyThe GoalThe ObjectiveThe ScopePart IV: Africa’s Strategic and Institutional Developments: Uniting on ClimateAfrica’s Common Position on Climate ChangeAfrica’s Position on AdaptationAfrica’s Common Position on MitigationNationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions by Developing Country Parties, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeReducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest DegradationMitigation and Climate-Proofing DevelopmentTechnology Transfer and the Low-Carbon Growth PathEnhanced Action on Technology Development and TransferTechnology MechanismAfrica’s Common Position on Response MeasuresAdaptation, Mitigation, and the Green EconomyPart V: From Concepts to ActionThematic PillarsClimate Change GovernanceMainstreaming and Integrating Climate Change Imperatives in Planning, Budgeting, and Development ProcessesEnhancing Research, Education, Awareness and AdvocacyPromoting National, Regional and International CooperationFramework for Strategic Goals and ActionsScience and Climate ChangeClimate Information ServicesClimate and Technological ChangeMarket Mechanisms for Climate Change Mitigation and AdaptationAdaptation and Risk ManagementDisaster Risk ReductionSustainable Land ManagementAgriculture and Food SecurityWater ResourcesBiodiversity and EcosystemsHealthTourismTrade and Climate ChangeUrbanisationCoastal and Marine ResourcesTransportForestsWaste ManagementIndustryEnergyCross-Cutting IssuesGender, Youth and Disadvantaged Groups and Climate ChangePeace, Security and Conflicts in the Context of Climate Change in AfricaSmall Island Developing StatesPart VI: Operationalising the StrategyMeans of ImplementationCapacity DevelopmentTechnology Development and TransferClimate Change Finance and Resource MobilizationCommunication FrameworkImplementation, Roles and ResponsibilitiesMonitoring, Evaluation, and ReportingMonitoring, Evaluation and ReportingClimate Change, Natural Resources, and Environmental AccountingDefinitionsReferencesAnnexesAnnex A: Matrix of Implementation of the StrategyAnnex B: Technical Background DocumentAnnex C: A Series of Policy Briefs
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RD Sep 18, 2026