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Niamey, 2 March 2023 (ECA) - The 9th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development held in Niamey from 28 February to 2 March featured a session to discuss progress, challenges, opportunities, and priority actions needed to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9).

Niamey, 2 March 20203 (ECA) - More than 50 young women engineers and innovators across the continent have developed technologies to fight climate change and build resilience, Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Acting Executive Secretary, Antonio Pedro has revealed.This comes at a time when Africa and rest of the world is grappling with the adverse effects of climate change

Niamey, Niger, 28 February 2023 (ECA) - It is time for Africa to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, said at the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-9) in Niamey, Niger, calling for greater leadership, commitment and investment in achieving the SDGs.“We have a common

Niamey 28 February 2023 (ECA) - Addressing the climate crisis and achieving the goals of the historic Paris Agreement require transitioning to a just net-zero economy for which finance is a major lever.

Niamey, Niger, 27 February 2023 (ECA) - Africa needs to expedite climate action by tapping new sustainable technologies to cope with climate change impacts that are exacerbating social instability and food security, particularly in the Sahel region.

Niamey, Niger, 28 February 2023 (ECA) - African countries should learn from the experience of each other including successes, challenges and lessons learned, with a view to accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, says Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, ECA, Hanan MorsyMs Morsy was speaking at a plenary round-table panel on national and subnational

Niamey, NIGER, 28 February 2023 (ECA) - Africa should prioritize investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to build and retain science skills on the continent, Niger’s Minister for Secondary and Higher Education, Research and Technology, Habi Mahamadou, said at the closing of the 5th African Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum

Niamey, Niger, 28 February 2023 (ECA) - Rapid population growth, urbanization and poor water resource management are threatening access to clean water in Africa, according to the highlights of a report on the 2023 Africa Sustainable Development by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).The report was presented at the High level panel: From Africa to the 2023 high-level

Niamey (Niger), 27 February 2023 (ECA) – “Our current challenge is to get Heads of State to adopt a joint, green hydrogen policy by the end of this year,” said Francis Sempore, Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Monday 27 February 2023 in Niamey (Niger). “Green hydrogen in West Africa may sound utopian now, but so did the ECOWAS

Niamey, Niger, 27 February 2023, (ECA) - A concerted re-focus on sustainable development goals is needed in order to meet the aspirations of the Agenda 2030 and Africa’s transformation Agenda 2063, according to key speakers at the Regional preparatory workshop for African voluntary national reviews and voluntary local reviews (VNR) workshop in Niemey, Niger. “We have seen how