Citation
Leal Filho, W. (2012), "Editorial", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 4 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2012.41404daa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 4, Issue 4
Welcome to another issue of IJCCSM. In this editorial, I would like to discuss the set-up of the African Economic Communities Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Programme. The scheme has been set-up by three regional economic communities (RECs), namely the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have partnered to establish the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Programme, with the support of the Global Mechanism and other development partners.
Launched in April 2012, the programme will seek to identify and examine innovative sources of financing to assist in combating land degradation and desertification. The programme should provide social and economic benefits to small-scale farmers in Southern and Eastern Africa by undertaking conservation agriculture practices, including climate-smart agriculture to improve crop yields and food security throughout the region. The global mechanism, which is a subsidiary body of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), will also assist individual countries to design financing strategies to work towards climate-smart investment frameworks.
The COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite partnership has secured US$90 million to support the implementation of the programme. Specific activities to be undertaken include implementing climate vulnerability assessments and analysis, relating to land degradation and drought, as well as applying mitigation solutions in the COMESA-EAC-SADC region.
IJCCSM will strive to report on development related to climate change in Africa, which is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world.
Enjoy your reading!
Walter Leal Filho