EU Grants €8 Million to ClimDev Africa

27 April 2012: A grant agreement was signed by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the EU and the African Union (AU) in support of the ClimDev Africa programme, a flagship initiative in the Africa-EU Partnership on Climate Change and Development.

The €8 Million grant will support the activities of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) at UNECA and the Climate Change and Desertification Unit (CCDU) at the AU Commission (AUC) under the ClimDev Africa programme for three years. [UNECA Press Release]