Session 1 presentation from the 3rd Strategic Dialogue of the Carbon Market, 21-22 September 2018

1. West African Alliance on
Carbon Markets and
Climate Finance
El Hadji Mbaye DIAGNE, Afrique - Energie - Environnement
Dialogue Carbon market Platform
Halifax, 21 - 22 September 2018

2. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• The Economic Community of West African States has defined the
region of West Africa since 1999 as including the following 15 states:
Benin, Burkina faso, Cabo verde, Côte d'ivoire, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra
leone, Togo…..and Morrocco??
• Economic integration
• some CDM PA and PoAs registered
• 2 countries involved in carbon
pricing initiatives (PMR, CPLC,
CI-ACA, SCF)
• Implementation of NDCs :
Members of the NDC Partnership

3. Objectives of the Alliance
1. Foster active participation by
West African delegates in the
UNFCCC negotiations
2. Promote access to market
mechanisms and climate finance
opportunities
3. Pilot the transition of CDM related
capacities and activities to the
Paris Agreement context
4. Support Article 6 pilot experiences
in the sub region
“We have to make carbon markets
accessible for West African countries
to make sure least developed
countries do not miss the train under
the Paris Agreement as they did with
the CDM”
(Ousmane Fall Sarr, Coordinator)

4. Current status of implementation
The Alliance currently comprises Benin, Cape
Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali,Mauritania,
Niger, Nigeria, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Sierra
Leone, Senegal and Togo.
Supported by:

5. Organisation
Steering Committee
Coordinator, Secretariat, Donors,
thematic working group chairs
Member meeting
Alliance Coordinator
Financial Partner
RCC Lomé/BOAD
Alliance National
Focal Points
Alliance Secretariat
ENDA Energie, supported
by Climate Focus
Carbon Markets
and Carbon
Pricing
Transparency
Technology
Transfer
Climate Finance
TechnicalPartners: ClimateFocus, AEE, DIA, AERA, Perspectives
Strategic
guidance
Implementation
coordination
Technical
Working Groups

6. CarbonMarkets and CarbonPricing
• Member of the CPLC
• Weak involvement in CDM
• Côte d’ivoire:
• PMR : feasibility study to assess initial design options for the carbon pricing policy
applicable at the national level
• CPLC
• Senegal:
• SCF : Pilot for a standardized crediting framework
• CI-ACA : ongoing feasibility study
• Key issues in relation to UEMOA and ECOWAS:
• Regional regulation
• Regional electric grid (development of Renewable energies)
• Competitiveness of domestic companies
• Lack of data, regulation and national MRV

7. Activities - Workshops
First workshopon market mechanisms and NDC implementation, Dakar, January
2018
Second workshopon Article 6 negotiations,
Lomé, July 2018

8. Activities – Representation in UNFCCCnegotiations
and side events
• Up to 5 members supported to participate in international events (I4C, ACF,
SBSTA, COP)
• Alliance side events

9. Activities – Art 6 readiness support
• Tender among member countries
• Nigeria and Togo selected for support
• Workshops for national stakeholders
• Institutional capacity building
• CDM transition

10. Experiences and challenges to date
• Very fast growth of the Alliance (start in Nov 2017)
• Key role played by regional organizations (RCC Lomé, BOAD and ENDA Energie)
• Setting up the structure of the Alliance is time and ressourceintense
• Alliance has seen strong member commitment to invest time and energy into
activities (essential)
• Value added to West African countries through strengthenedcoordination and
preparation for the negotiations
• Relevant contribution of the Alliance in linking negotiations with domestic issues
and connecting the dots between different negotiation streams
• Potential to forge new partnerships

11. Website:
www.westafricaclimatealliance.org
Thank you.