Ethiopia Hosts Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa

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Conference venue in Addis Ababa

By: Amare Asrat

Somalilandsun- The Sixth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA–VI) will be held from 18-20 October at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The conference theme is “The Paris Agreement on climate change: What next for Africa?” and is organized under the auspices of the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) programme.

The overall objective of CCDA-VI is to understand the implications, nuances, challenges and opportunities of implementing the Paris Agreement for Africa in the context of the continent’s development priorities.

CCDA-VI will bring together policy makers, researchers, climate scientists, youth, civil society organizations, negotiators and the private sector.