Dr Mohamed Eltawabty from Egypt in meeting Africa Climate Week 2022 (ACW 2022) is a platform to enable regional collaboration, integrate climate action into pandemic recovery and jump-start implementation of the Glasgow Climate Pact and Paris Agreement

Dr Mohamed Sabri El-Tawabti from Egypt

IN meeting Africa Climate Week 2022 (ACW 2022) is a platform to enable regional collaboration, integrate climate action into pandemic recovery and jump-start implementation of the Glasgow Climate Pact and Paris Agreement. In Glasgow, decisions were taken relating to adaptation, mitigation, finance and collaboration around a common set of guidelines for implementation. ACW 2022 opens opportunities to advance action around these priorities and take a step together on the road to COP27 in Egypt in November.

Regional collaboration is emerging as a catalyst for global climate action. ACW 2022 is the third in the Regional Climate Weeks 2022 series and marks a return to in-person Climate Weeks in the region. The Climate Week will explore resilience against climate risks, the transition to a low-emission economy and collaboration to solve pressing challenges. Working together on these topics opens opportunity to address social inequalities and invest in development that is good for humanity and nature.

ACW 2022 carries forward momentum from COP26 into implementation by bringing together regional stakeholders to:

Showcase climate action that demonstrates what is possible

Promote progress on submission of stronger adaptation and mitigation plans

Encourage climate action across all sectors of society, and showcase it through initiatives such as the Race-To-Zero and Race-To-Resilience campaigns

Bring the voice of regional stakeholders to the UN Climate Change process

ACW 2022 Info Note

ACW 2022 is hosted by the Government of Gabon. The event is organized by UN Climate Change in collaboration with global partners UN Development Programme, UN Environment Programme and the World Bank Group. Partners in the region include the Africa Union, the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and UN Gabon.