Friends at IDS (Sussex) tell me that I am a "knowledge intermediary". With their encouragement I hope this blog will highlight some issues in the African knowledge and networking field. Reflective, well written articles on these issues will be profiled - found in my daily trawl for material to populate various websites (ANSA-Africa, FANRPAN and others in the pipeline).
Friday, December 12, 2008
The African Climate Solution
The just-concluded Poznan conference saw the launch of the African Climate Solution, anchored by COMESA and supported by FANRPAN. The project entails the reduction of green house gas emissions by forest resources (REDD) and carbon sequestration through agriculture, forestry and land use (AFOLU) in Africa and throughout the developing world. Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), who spoke at the launch of the Africa Climate Solution, said “ this initiative is African in origin but is intended to include all developing nations." A fully fledged project website will soon be launched but initial details have been posted on the FANRPAN website.
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