Date: 16-19 May 2017,
Place: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – ECA
The ninth session of the ECA Committee on Sustainable Development (CSD-9) will deliberate on statutory and programmatic matters related to the ECA subprogramme on innovations, technologies and the management of natural resources under the auspices of the Special Initiatives Division (SID).
The session will in addition provide a platform for the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), which ECA is organizing jointly with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In keeping with the UN General Assembly resolution, the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) will bring together government ministries and agencies, major groups and other stakeholders, to deliberated on and provide Africa’s collective input to HLPF-2015.
Objectives
a) Review and provide guidance on the ECA Subprogramme on Innovations, technologies and management of Africa’s natural resources, the implementation of its 2014/2015 work programme, and priorities of the subprogramme for the 2016/2017 work programme in the context of the ECA strategic framework and proposed programme budget for the 2016/2017 biennium; and
b) Provide a platform for ARFSD for the HLPF 2015. The Africa Forum deliberations will focus and agree on Africa’s collective input, in the form of key messages to HLPF 2015. These are on (i) integration, implementation and review including shaping the HLPF beyond 2015; (ii) new and emerging issues and the science-policy interface; (iii) sustainable consumption and production; (iv) SIDS and other countries in special situations.
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