Sustainable Development Division (SDD)

	Parties, observers hail Africa Day event at COP17 ECA Press Release No. 152/2011 Durban, South Africa 8 December 2011 (ECA) – Parties and observers today hailed the Africa Day event at the Durban climate change conference (COP17) as one of the most successful aspect of the yearly parley.
	Janneh calls for innovative financing to harness internal resources for climate change ECA Press Release No. 151/2011 Durban, South Africa 7, December 2011 (ECA) – The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic r for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, today discarded assertions that Africa might not be able to absorb all the resources it needs for climate change as a "false debate that should not be taken very seriously."
	Green growth movement gains new grounds at COP17 ECA Press Release No. 148/2011 Durban, South Africa 5 December 2011 (ECA) – The green growth concept today gained new grounds as one of the overarching development paradigms at the Durban climate change conference, with experts agreeing that failure by the world community to effectively manage climate change would create an environment that would be too hostile for future generations to live in.
	Africa can increase food yield despite climate change challenges, says ECA's Dione ECA Press Release No. 147/2011 Durban, South Africa, 6 December (ECA): Africa has what it takes to quadruple food productions from area expansion and yield increase inspite of challenges posed by climate change, Josue Dione, Director of Food Security and Sustainable Development at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said in Durban yesterday.
	Informal consultations on Green Climate Fund underway at COP17 Durban, South Africa 1 December 2011 (ECA) - The President of COP 17, Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on Wednesday launched informal, transparent and inclusive consultations with Parties on the establishment of a Green Climate Fund underway at COP17.
	African Group Calls for More CDM Projects Durban, South Africa 01 December 2011 (ECA) - The African Group has called for more clean development mechanism (CDM) projects to be undertaken in Africa to change the current bias towards emerging markets and more developed countries.
	ECA deputy chief says Africa’s growth yet to reach ordinary people, as Rio+20 preparations kick off in Addis Ababa ECA Press Release No. 128/2011 Addis Ababa, 20 October 2011 (ECA) - The Deputy Secretary General of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ms Jennifer Kargbo, has underscored the need for integrated development that harnesses the linkages between economic growth, social development and environmental protection, because “gains made in one pillar could undermine progress in the other two.”
	Nairobi Action Plan to advance land-based investments that benefit Africa ECA Press Release No. 121/2011 Nairobi, 05 October 2011 (ECA) - Participants at a 2-day High-Level Forum on Foreign Direct Investments in Land in Africa have resolved to promote land-based investment models that increase agricultural productivity and maximize opportunities for Africa’s farmers.
	Land Forum Addresses Foreign Investor Demand for Africa’s Farmlands ECA Press Release No. 120/2011 Nairobi, 05 October 2011 (ECA) - The former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae has called on participants attending a High-Level forum on land investments in Africa to find effective solutions to “the vexed issue of how to upscale investment in the agricultural sector.” The two-day forum kicked off Tuesday in Nairobi amidst increasing concerns over foreign demand for farmlands in Africa and what has come to be seen as ‘land grabs.’
	Janneh calls for more youth mobilization initiatives on climate change, development ECA Press Release No. 92/2011 Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), 27 June 2011 (ECA) - The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh on Sunday called for sustained youth mobilization “to get out the message of sustainable development, as they have the greatest stake in the future sustainability of our planet”.
	African CSOs insist on deep, legally binding pollution reduction targets at COP17 ECA Press Release No. 89/2011 Addis Ababa, 17 June 2011 (ECA) - As preparations enter high gear in South Africa for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change scheduled for Durban late this year, African Civil Society Organizations are calling for “deep, legally binding climate pollution reduction targets” at UN climate talks, according to Stand Up for Africa one of the NGOs currently mobilizing support for emission reductions.
	Experts scrutinize ACPC agenda on climate change data, water and agriculture ECA Press Release No. 41/2011 Addis Ababa, 13 April 2011 (ECA) - A three-day workshop is underway in Addis Ababa with some 50 experts expected to identify key gaps in the existing knowledge on policy formulation as regards, Climate Data and Information, Climate Change and Water, and Climate Change and Agriculture, according to the Director of the Food Security and Sustainable Development Division of ECA, Dr. Josué Dioné.
	Experts challenged to produce indicators for measuring, tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa ECA Press Release No. 18/2011 Addis Ababa, 10 March 2011 (ECA) - The Director of the Food Security and Sustainable Development Division (FSSD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Josue Dione, today opened a two-day workshop on Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa with a call on participants to come out with concrete recommendations on measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa in a more systematic and effective manner.
	ACPC makes the case for concerted, coordinated action on climate change in Africa ECA Press Release No. 17/2011 Addis Ababa, 09 March 2011 (ECA) - The Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), Mr. Youba Sokona today said that the newly established centre for climate change policy formulation in Africa would foster Africa’s response to the problems in a way no individual nation could possibly do.
	Green economy is vehicle for development not an alternative to it, says expert at ECA workshop ECA Press Release No. 15/2011 Addis Ababa, 09 March 2011 (ECA) -A green economy that results in increased human wellbeing and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities is the economic vehicle for sustainable development, and not an alternative to it, said an expert at the ongoing regional workshop on institutional and strategic framework for sustainable development.
	Towards an African consensus statement for Rio+20 ECA Press Release No. 15/2011 Addis Ababa, 08 March 2011 (ECA) - A source at the ongoing workshop on institutional and strategic frameworks for sustainable development in Africa today assured the Information and Communications Service (ICS) of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) that participants are close to a set of clear “sustainable development concerns that Africa would like to see reflected in the outcomes of the 2012 Rio+20 Conference”.
	Sustainable Development workshop on the road to Rio+20 kicks off ECA Press Release No. 14/2011 Addis Ababa, 08 March 2011 (ECA) - A three-day workshop on Institutional and Strategic Frameworks for Sustainable Development kicked off Monday March 7, 2011, at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Addis Ababa.