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Meeting of the UN-Energy Africa

Addis-Ababa November 4, 2004
ECA, SDD Conference Room

Provisional Programme

Theme

Activity Statement

Scope

Actors

Time Frame

Advocacy/Public Profile

1) Increase inputs of the UN system into large distribution magazines and Bulletins in Africa (e.g. "Africa Recovery")

Regional, sub-regional and country

All (Lead: Secretariat)

2004-2006

Clearing-house function

2) Publish an "African Energy for Sustainable Development Report" every two years.

2.a. The first publication to appear in October 2005 can serve as UNEA input WSSD follow-up to African-CSD4, CSD14.

2.b. Support the participation of African countries to African CSD and UN Agencies to provide input to African CSD4

3) Develop a UNEA web site linked with the ECA UN cluster web site providing internet forum window

Regional, sub regional and country Regional

All (Lead: UNEP, ECA)

All (Lead: ECA)

All, (Lead ECA)

Oct. 2005

Sept. 2005

Sept. 2004

Promoting policy coherence and collaboration among actors so as to create joint programming and implementation, increase country level and sub-regional level stakeholder dialogue

Agencies to fill in specific activities seeking collaboration

4) Sustainable Transport Action Network for Africa (SUSTRAN-Africa)

5) ECA: African Energy database

South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania/regional

Regional, countries

Regional, countries

Lead: UN-Habitat

Lead: ECA, UNIDO, UNEP, ADB, NEPAD

Lead: ECA, UNDP/GEF

Sept. 2003-Dec. 2007

2006-

2004-2005

Strengthening the knowledge base in Energy

6) Support the development of knowledge centers (Centers of excellence, sustainable development centers and research institutions) in Africa

Sub-regional

All (Lead: ...)

2006-

Encouraging linkages Regional and International

7) Establish a focal point of UNEA in UN-Energy (global) to promote linkages between global and regional issues

Global, regional

Lead: Chairman

July 2004

Capacity building

Agencies to fill in specific activities seeking collaboration

8) Accessing urban energy services in informal settlements in sub-Saharan African cities

9)ECA: Integrated Power Resource Planning training.

10)ECA: African Power Pooling Assessment

11)UNDP/GEF capacity development project on mini/micro hydroelectric power in Africa

12Industrial EE/Cleaner Production Regional workshop

Nairobi, Dakar, Lusaka

Sub-regional, country

Sub-Regional, Countries

Regional, countries

Lead: UN-Habitat

Lead: ECA

Lead: ECA

Lead: UNDP/GEF

Lead: UNEP/UNIDO

January 2005

October 2004

2004-2005

2004-2005

2005

Monitoring and evaluation of Progress of collaboration

13)To be determined

Regional

All (Lead: )