African Island States at the center of a new partnership between ECA and Green Climate Fund

A groundbreaking partnership between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took center stage at the African Island States High-Level Meeting, held on the sidelines of the 37^th AU Summit and hosted by the ECA.

This innovative partnership is materializing through the RESIslands initiative, aimed at supporting the nine members of the African Island States Climate Commission —Cabo Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Zanzibar – Tanzania—in managing climate risks and bolstering resilience.

At the High-Level Meeting, discussions revolved around this new partnership, the preparations for the upcoming 4^th International SIDS Conference in Antigua and Barbuda in May 2024, and the AISCC annual report for the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), which was adopted during the 37^th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.