African NGOs grasp the challenge of advocating for a fairer share of climate projects in future international carbon markets

The report details a workshop in Cameroon that led to the creation of the Réseau Afrique Carbone & Changement Climatique (RAC3), a network designed to amplify African civil society voices in carbon market negotiations. It highlights the historical under-representation of Africa in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and discusses the potential benefits of 'vintage restrictions' under the new Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM) to encourage new projects. The event also addressed the role of African NGOs in monitoring the environmental integrity of aviation offsets under CORSIA and noted the need for increased advocacy to raise ambition regarding aviation emission reductions in Cameroon.

• The workshop resulted in the establishment of the Réseau Afrique Carbone & Changement Climatique (RAC3), which aims to ensure African civil society organisations are heard during national and international carbon market negotiations.
• Africa's participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has been minimal, accounting for only 3% of global projects (approximately 250 projects), resulting in insignificant development benefits such as technology transfer.
• Implementing a 'vintage restriction' under the prospective Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM)—limiting credits to projects started after 2020—could benefit African countries by reducing available credits and incentivizing the creation of new projects.
• Regarding the CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme, African civil society can advocate for airlines to invest in high-quality emission reduction projects and influence the ICAO's quality criteria through their governments.
• While the Civil Aviation Authority of Cameroon has developed an Action Plan for emission reductions at airports, there is a general need for more civil society advocacy to increase awareness and ambition regarding aviation emissions.

APA

Frank, S. (n.d.). African NGOs grasp the challenge of advocating for a fairer share of climate projects in future international carbon markets. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-08-Civil-Society-Capacity-Building-Workshop-in-Douala-Cameroon-website-report-2.pdf

Chicago

Frank, Sabine. African NGOs grasp the challenge of advocating for a fairer share of climate projects in future international carbon markets. Carbon Market Watch, n.d. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-08-Civil-Society-Capacity-Building-Workshop-in-Douala-Cameroon-website-report-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{frankndafrican, author = {Frank, Sabine}, title = {{African NGOs grasp the challenge of advocating for a fairer share of climate projects in future international carbon markets}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-08-Civil-Society-Capacity-Building-Workshop-in-Douala-Cameroon-website-report-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }