Welcome to the first day of the inaugural #AfricaUrbanForum 🇪🇹 The #CoMSSA and ICLEI Africa delegation is ready to connect, share insights and call for significant improvement in both the quantity and quality of #finance or climate change action in African urban areas. Join

En tant que membre du Forum régional des maires de la CoM SSA Fatimetou A.Malick @nkktregion s'est exprimé lors de l'ouverture du premier #AfricaUrbanForum et a souligné l'importance de cet événement historique réunissant les décideurs, les autorités locales, le secteur privé, les

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Le président du Forum régional des maires de la CoM SSA Yawo Winny DOGBATSE parle de l'augmentation des financements au niveau local : Les villes ont plusieurs de projets planifiés qui manquent de financement pour leur mise en œuvre. Cela s'explique par le fait que, dans de nombreux

#AfricanUrbanForum: Through evidence-based climate planning cities gain invaluable understanding of their #climate risks, vulnerabilities and baselines. The vice-chairperson of the #CoMSSA Regional Mayors Forum says doing baseline studies with ICLEI has helped her city to

FORUM URBAIN AFRICAIN - ETHIOPIE🇪🇹 Le Maire #Kloto 1, Président de la Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa, Yawo Winny DOGBATSE, prend part au premier Forum Urbain Africain, ce 04-09-2024, à Addis Abeba (#Ethiopie) où il a réitéré la nécessite d’aider les communes africaines à accéder à la finance #climatique.

Join #CoMSSA Regional Mayors Forum members Chilando Chitangala and Fatimetou A.Malick today at 14:00 in Adwa Hall at the #AfricaUrbanForum. This session focuses on fostering african #climate solutions for resilient urban development. 🌆

#AfricaUrbanForum: CoM SSA Regional Mayors Forum member Mayor of Walvis Bay Mun highlighted the importance of peer-to-peer exchanges, enabled by ICLEI Africa & #CoMSSA. He uses platforms like this week's #AUF to inform his engagements as a Mayor who cares deeply about #Namibian

#AfricaUrbanForum Speaking at a session co-hosted by the AU Agriculture, RuralDev't BlueEconomy Environment . CoM SSA Regional Mayors Forum Vice Chairperson Chilando Chitangala , put the spotlight on #migration: As we plan our #cities, we also have to plan for the people that are migrating - not just from rural to urban

#AfricaUrbanForum: African cities in the Age of #Digital Transformation: Towards evidence-based & inclusive #urbanfutures. Communicating with communities via WhatsApp groups has been crucial to carrying out two key projects that are building #sustainability in Quelimane 🇲🇿

Les jeunes représentent 60 % de la population de Nouakchott. Ils sont parmi les plus vulnérables au changement climatique et manquent également d'opportunités économiques. Nous avons lancé le projet « feeding and greening » (nourrir et verdir) la ville, avec le soutien de la

Advancing resilient housing & sustainable construction in Africa’s Informal Settlements CoM SSA Regional Mayors Forum member, Walvis Bay Mun Mayor shared 3 initiatives his municipality is championing to enhance #housing provision : 1. Reinstating municipal housing schemes 2.

#AfricaUrbanForum sharing a keynote address a a session on #smart solutions for an inclusive and #climate-proof future in African cities, alongside CoM SSA mayors: The expansion of financial support for urban #resilience is critical. Due to their low creditworthiness, many

#AfricaUrbanForum Dr Abdourrahmane Maïkanti, Maire de Garoua : « Dans le cadre du plan d'action climatique de Garoua (financé par la GIZ dans le cadre de l'initiative #CoMSSA), notre ville s'est lancée dans un projet d'éclairage public d'une valeur de plus de 200 millions

#AfricaUrbanForum: We are collaborating with cities to develop comprehensive #climate plans, identifying actionable steps to access #lossanddamage funding. This includes working with 3 instruments: 🌆one where we use guarantees, through the banks, to secure direct finance for

#AfricaUrbanForum: Cities must be at the forefront in determining how #lossanddamage #funds are distributed. We also need the technical expertise to ensure effective #implementation. We are not policy poor. We are implementation poor. ~ Mayor Trevino Forbes Walvis Bay Mun,

The critical issue is speed. If the #lossanddamage Fund operates like other funds, then what's the point? Current mechanisms are not responding to the urgent needs of cities. Take Beira 🇲🇿, for example—90% of the city was submerged after Cyclone Idai. Pledges were made, but

As spoken by a practitioner. Hear Hear! Walvis Bay Mun SALGA ICLEI Africa @convenantofmayors @#AfricaUrbanForum African Union

Happening today! #CoMSSA will be convening at #I4C24: 📣Climate-resilient planning and development for vulnerable populations 📅Tuesday 10 September | 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT (Montréal time) 📍Fortification (9th floor) Register to attend the conference online: