Who we are ?
About us
The West African Alliance for Carbon Markets and Climate Finance creates a long-term structure for fostering carbon markets and result-based climate finance in West Africa that will integrate a variety of support activities.
At COP22 in Marrakech, West African negotiators to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) initiated the Alliance with the goal of enhancing the position of West African states to participate in market mechanisms. By setting up a permanent regional structure with a Secretariat in Dakar, the Alliance aims to enhance the position of West African countries to participate in international carbon markets and improve access to result-based climate finance for NDC implementation.
"We have to make carbon
markets accessible for
West African countries to
make sure least developed
countries do not miss the
train under the Paris
Agreement as they did
with the CDM."
Ousmane Fall Sarr,
Coordinator West African
Alliance.
The Alliance aims to enhance the position of West African countries to participate in international carbon markets, benefit from technology transfer and access result-based climate finance for NDC implementation.
Specific Objectives
- Foster active participation by West African delegates in the UNFCCC negotiations on market mechanisms, transparency and climate finance
- Promote access to market mechanisms and climate finance opportunities on national and sub regional level
- Pilot the transition of CDM related capacities and activities to the Paris Agreement context
- Support Article 6 pilot experiences in the sub region whilesharing implementation knowledge in the negotiations and vice versa
In order to achieve its objectives, the members of the Alliance and its supporting institutions have identified the following elements to its success:
- a) Member commitment
- b) Being anchored in regional institutions to provide stability and continuity
- c) Peer-to-peer learning, regional coordination and sharing of best practices
- d) Active participation in climate negotiations and other relevant events
- e) Linking with other processes and benefitting from synergies
- f) Technical Assistance
- g) Member
OUR ACTIVITIES
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Steering Committee Members
Ousmane Fall SARR
Lydia Ondraczek
Moubarak MOUKAILA
Donald Singue
Sandra Greiner
Nsikan-George Emana
Federico De Lorenzo
Samba FALL
Ibra Seck Cassis
Nafissatou CISSE
