The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), under the leadership of Ethiopia, is holding its consultative meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, alongside COP29.
This session, chaired by Fitsum Assefa, the President of AMCEN and Ethiopia’s Minister of Planning and Development, convenes African leaders, experts, and partners to engage in discussions on vital environmental challenges, climate negotiations, and the sustainable development priorities pertinent to Africa.
The primary agenda items encompass updates from the Africa Group of Negotiators regarding Climate Change, insights from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concerning climate science and the contributions of African authors, in addition to discussions pertaining to the forthcoming 20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).//