The Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) organized a workshop o strengthen the relationships among climate focal points and validate the interest expressed by Central African countries to submit requests for technical assistance to CTCN. The representatives also discussed the main decisions affecting the member countries in order to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The COMIFAC is a sub-regional organization with valuable convening power collecting 10 countries in central Africa.
“The main mission of CTCN is to connect countries to climate technology solutions. One of the main achievement of this workshop was the discussion among the climate focal points, very glad to see that they have now institutionalized permanent communication within the COMIFAC. This means that opportunities for collaboration in terms of projects, communication and common initiatives will be discussed regularly”, noted Federico Villatico Campbell, CTCN regional manager for Latin and Central America, West and Central Africa.
It is also expected, that the countries will prepare a multi-country request on biomass value chain for the CTCN and five new proposals for the Green Climate Fund Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme.
Picture gallery from the event.