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Opening statement by Mr. Claver Gatete at the Fourteenth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Afric…
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This forum arrives at a time of opportunity for Africa. Opportunity in trade, rapidly expanding renewable energy potential, growing digital connectivity and a young skilled workforce.
H.E. António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
As Ethiopia prepares to host #COP32, Africa has a unique opportunity to connect climate ambition with sustainable development delivery.
Climate action and development are not competing priorities. They must reinforce each other.
Climate action and development are not competing priorities. They must reinforce each other.
Claver Gatete
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
At #ARFSD12, Africa's message is clear: the challenge is not a lack of frameworks, but implementation at scale. It is time to move from diagnosis
to delivery, aligning #Agenda2030 /2063 through financing, data, institutions and political commitment ES.
to delivery, aligning #Agenda2030 /2063 through financing, data, institutions and political commitment ES.
Claver Gatete
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Water, energy, infrastructure and cities are not peripheral development goals. They are the productive foundations of Africa's transformation. To turn
the tide, Africa must treat foundational services as economic assets that drive jobs, competitiveness, digitalization and inclusion.
the tide, Africa must treat foundational services as economic assets that drive jobs, competitiveness, digitalization and inclusion.
Claver Gatete
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
As we enter the final stretch to 2030, it is clear the progress towards the SDGs is not advancing at the pace or scale required. This forum represents
not only a platform for reflection but a decisive moment for collective action.
not only a platform for reflection but a decisive moment for collective action.
H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi
Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
The AU has made significant progress in domesticating the second 10-year implementation plan of Agenda 2063 across member states. Countries are aligning national development plans and budgets with regional priorities, strengthening ownership, coherence and accountability.
H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi
Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
The theme of this year's Forum, 'Turning the Tide: Transformative and Coordinated Actions for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063' could not be more timely and more relevant. It reflects a defining moment in our collective journey to achieve the SDGs and Africa's Agenda 2063.
H.E. Lok Bahadur Thapa
President, Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
The continent faces a substantial financing gap of between $670bn and $848bn annually, driven largely by rising debt vulnerabilities, fluctuations
in foreign direct investment, low domestic resource mobilisation, and sharply falling official development assistance.
in foreign direct investment, low domestic resource mobilisation, and sharply falling official development assistance.
H.E. Lok Bahadur Thapa
President, Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
We have registered notable progress in strengthening the alignment of national development goals with the SDGs, expanding data systems for evidence-
based planning, enhancing coordination mechanisms and shifting focus towards accelerated implementation.
based planning, enhancing coordination mechanisms and shifting focus towards accelerated implementation.
Rt Hon. Robinah Nabbanja
Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Chair of the Outgoing Bureau
"If Africa's greatest challenge is jobs, then Africa's greatest opportunity is also jobs. We already have the ideas, the talent, the resources, a dynamic private sector and the market to transform our economies. What we need now is execution."
Claver Gatete
ECA Executive Secretary
"The global financial architecture is not an abstract debate for economists. It shapes opportunities, jobs, climate resilience, and prosperity across generations. The decisions made today will define the future inherited by Africa's youth."
Hanan Morsy
Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme), ECA