AU Trains Diplomats TO Boost Africa’s Carbon Market Opportunities
The African Union and the African Capacity Building Foundation have launched a training program for over 80 diplomats to improve Africa's negotiating power in global carbon markets. This initiative aligns with the Africa Action Plan on Carbon Markets to maximize economic benefits from climate finance.
Why it matters
Strengthening diplomatic capacity in climate finance is essential for developing nations to leverage international environmental agreements for economic growth.
African Union and ACBF train over 80 diplomats to strengthen Africa’s position in global carbon market negotiations and climate finance.
The African Union (AU) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) have begun training African diplomats to strengthen the continent’s position in the rapidly expanding global carbon market.
More than 80 ambassadors, senior diplomats and policy experts participated in the programme held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The training marks a major step in implementing the Africa Action Plan on Carbon Markets, adopted by the AU Assembly in 2025 to ensure African countries derive greater economic and environmental benefits from international carbon trading.
The initiative comes as decisions reached under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, are expected to expand global carbon markets and unlock climate finance for developing countries, including those in Africa.
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