Africa Day High-Level Event Invitation to Representatives of the Media
Africa Day High-Level Event Invitation to Representatives of the Media
MEDIA ADVISORY
AFRICA DAY HIGH-LEVEL EVENT INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Side event on the Africa Day high level event in the margins of the
UNFCCC Cop21
Theme: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: Implications, Prospects and
Africa’s Readiness to contribute to solutions
WHEN: Tuesday 08 December 2015, at 11:30-14:00
WHERE: Le, Bourget, Paris (Conference Hall 4 Room No. 10)
WHO: Africa Day high level event is jointly organized by African Union
Commission (AUC); African Development Bank (AfDB); United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); NEPAD Planning and
Coordinating Agency (NPCA); in collaboration with East African Community (EAC); Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE);
and Republic of Sudan.
OBJECTIVE:
The main objective of the Africa Day is to provide a platform and opportunity to critically examine what the post-2015 climate change agreement could mean to Africa as a continent and to bring to the attention of the world, some of the measures Africa is taking as solutions to address climate change.
Participants: African Ministers of Environment and other climate related ministers; Members of Pan-African Parliament and African Parliament; Member of African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN); Researchers, Civil Society Groups; Partners; Media representatives as well as pan African Institutions supporting policies and programmes pertaining to climate change, environment and sustainable development.
Draft programme is attached.
For further information:
Ms. Olushola Olayide,; Ag. Head of Division, Environment, Climate Change, Water and Land Management; and AUC focal person to the UNFCCC; African Union Commission; E-mail: OlusholaO@africa-union.org
Media enquiries and interview request:
Molalet Tsedeke, Africa Union Commission (AUC); molalett@africa-union.org
Teko Nhlapho; NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA); tekoh@nepad.org
Penelope Pontet de Fouquieres, Africa Development Bank (AfDB), p.pontetdefouquieres@afdb.org; +33615264061
Jacqueline Chenje, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); JChenje@uneca.org
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