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Briefing by the Executive Secretary on progress made in the implementation of the programme of work of the Economic Commission for Africa during the period May–August 2023
No full textThe present report provides an overview of the substantive work carried out by the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) from 1 May to 31 August 2023 in implementing its programme of work for 2023. The activities are grouped below under the following topics: key events; knowledge generation and information-sharing; capacity development, which includes extending technical support to members of the Commission; and consensus-building. The report also provides details on the collaboration of the secretariat with key partners
Progress report on the implementation of the 2008 system of National Accounts and related statistical systems in Africa
No full textThe present report includes a presentation of the progress in Africa of the implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting since the eighth session of the Statistical Commission for Africa. The report covers the period from October 2022 until June 2024 and includes a discussion of the main initiatives planned for the coming period. The report offers an overview of the activities undertaken in relation to the implementation and development of the 2008 System of National Accounts and the developments in the following areas: Implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts and rebasing gross domestic product (GDP); Updates and the 2025 System of National Accounts; Quarterly national accounts; System of Environmental-Economic Accounting; International Comparison Programme; Price statistics and alternative approaches to the collection of consumer price index (CPI) data; Compilation of supply and use tables and trade in value added statistics
Rapport de situation sur le Programme africain d’amélioration accélérée des systèmes d’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et d’établissement des statistiques de l’état civil
No full textLe présent document porte sur le programme africain d’amélioration accélérée des systèmes d’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et d’établissement des statistiques de l’état civil est une initiative continentale lancée en 2010 dans le but d’aider les États africains à accélérer l’amélioration de leurs systèmes d’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et de statistiques de l’état civil en fournissant un cadre technique, de plaidoyer et d’orientation systématique et coordonné pour l’aide aux pays, selon les besoins. Le présent rapport donne un aperçu des progrès réalisés dans sa mise en œuvre au cours de la période allant d’octobre 2022 à octobre 2024, depuis la huitième session de la Commission statistique pour l’Afrique et, plus largement, au cours des dix dernières années. Après la première partie introductive, la deuxième partie du présent rapport porte sur l’importance des systèmes d’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et de statistiques de l’état civil dans le contexte actuel du développement
Report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for Southern Africa on the work of its thirtieth session
No full textThe thirtieth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for Southern Africa was held in Livingstone, Zambia and online on 20 and 21 November 2024. The theme of the session was “Addressing the energy deficit in Southern Africa through investments in new and renewable energy technologies to reduce energy poverty and accelerate sustainable industrialization and structural transformation”. The session was chaired by the Government of Zambia. The Committee adopted the following agenda for its thirtieth session: Opening of the session; Election of the Bureau and adoption of the agenda and program of work; Presentation of statutory reports: (a) Recent economic and social conditions in Southern Africa; (b) Work of ECA in Southern Africa (annual report); (c) Implementation of subregional and international agendas and other special initiatives in Southern Africa; Presentation of the thematic report on addressing the energy deficit in Southern Africa through investments in new and renewable energy technologies to reduce energy poverty and accelerate sustainable industrialization and structural transformation; Panel discussion on the state of the energy deficit in Southern Africa: understanding the energy deficit and its socioeconomic impact; Panel discussion on bridging energy gaps in Southern Africa: challenges and opportunities in addressing the energy deficit
Document de travail sur le sous-thème : Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
No full textLe document traite de la dixième session du Forum régional africain pour le développement durable, qui se tiendra à Addis-Abeba du 23 au 25 avril 2024. Il met l'accent sur l'objectif de développement durable n°16, qui vise à promouvoir des sociétés pacifiques, justes et inclusives, et à renforcer les institutions pour atteindre les autres objectifs de développement durable
Ouverture des inscriptions à la formation en ligne sur laZLECAf au profit des médias nord-africains
No full textLa Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), en partenariat avec l’Agence danoise de développement DANIDA, organise une formation en ligne et hybride du 25 au 27 janvier 2024 à destination des médias nord-africains. Cet atelier vise à renforcer leur compréhension du rôle de la Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) dans la stimulation de la croissance économique, malgré les crises multiples, et à explorer les étapes clés de son développement. Les journalistes d’Algérie, Djibouti, Égypte, Libye, Maroc, Mauritanie et Tunisie auront l’opportunité d’échanger sur les meilleures pratiques en matière de reportage sur la ZLECAf et l’intégration régionale. Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu’au 24 janvier 2024
Financing climate action and a just energy transition in southern Africa-challenges and opportunities: issues paper
No full textClimate change results in more intense and more frequent extreme events such as droughts, floods, heatwaves, and storms, among others. The adverse impacts of such events continue to pose an existential threat to African countries - even though the continent, which accounts for 17 percent of global population, contributes to less than 4 percent of global emissions. The continent is estimated to lose on average 5 percent of GDP per year in the event of an increase in global temperatures of 2℃. Owing to the adverse impacts of climate change, increasing to over 15 percent in a year of devastating impact of a climatic event, as was the case when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. This paper seeks to initiate discussion on how climate finance may be leveraged to support a just energy transition in the region. Specifically, the paper will: Identify sustainable approaches to facilitate Southern Africa’s just energy transition to a low-emission and climate-resilient future through climate actions that enhance the region’s green industrial base. This includes mitigation, adaptation and resilience building financing avenues. Examine the current state of climate finance in the region, the policy space for governments to pursue green transition pathways, and the infrastructure requirements of a JET. Explore the challenges member States face in financing the transition and identify national and regional collective approaches to leverage opportunities at all levels. Recommend country-specific and regional strategies which member States can design and implement to facilitate access to climate financing to complement domestic resources
Samoa pathway report-Atlantic, Indian ocean and South China seas region: review of 10 years of implementation
No full textThis report assesses the 10-year progress of the SAMOA Pathway in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and South China Seas (AIS) region. It highlights the vulnerabilities of SIDS due to limited resources, economic diversification, and natural disasters, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite progress in sustainable economic growth, climate change mitigation, and social development, setbacks were noted in renewable energy adoption, gender equality, and data management. The report emphasizes the need for investment in resilience, regional integration, and technology adoption, supported by sustainable financial mechanisms. The report was developed under the leadership of Jean-Paul Adam and in collaboration with various ECA, ACS, and DESA directors and officers. Recommendations include national, regional, inter-regional, and international efforts to address gaps and enhance the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway
African Perspectives of a Just Transition to low-carbon economies : summary for policy makers
No full textThe African continent is a region with the greatest development challenges in the world. The challenges African countries face in pursuit of their development objectives has a historical and structural context. According to the Independent Expert Group on Just Transition and Development, African economies suffer at least three structural deficiencies, a lack of food sovereignty; a lack of energy sovereignty; and low value-added content of exports relative to imports. These deficiencies in turn contribute to structural trade deficits, weakened African currencies and pressure to issue debt denominated in foreign currencies, resulting in indebtedness which limits options for climate action. These structural challenges extend to the global economic trade and financial architecture that translates to excessively high costs to access climate and development finance compared with other emerging economies and developed countries. The global trade regime further places African countries in commodity dependence, and provision of goods at the lowest end of value addition in the global value chains, leading to volatile financial flows. The sustainable development context for Africa suggests that the transitions to low-emission, and climate-resilient development, finance flows consistent with 1.5o C, should contribute to the reduction of structural, socio-economic, and technological inequalities between developed and developing countries as the present-day structural inequalities cannot deliver a ‘just transition’
Background report on the sub-theme of no poverty
No full textThe document discussed about important challenge in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1 in Africa is that the overall slow pace of poverty reduction since 1990 has been exacerbated in recent years by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which slowed, disrupted, or temporarily reversed progress across various targets. The recovery from the pandemic has been uneven and incomplete, and its effects continue to linger, against a backdrop of various ongoing global crises that are hindering economic growth on the continent High indebtedness in many countries has prevented a swift recovery, putting Africa even further off course from achieving Goal 1