December 2009

UN Climate Change Conference
December 7 - 18, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark
In Bali, all parties agreed to the Bali Action Plan, and with that came the working conditions for the negotiations up to COP15 in Copenhagen. In light of this decision was partly the increased focus on quick action in the latest report from the IPCC. It was also partly a growing acknowledgement of the fact that 2009 represents more or less the last chance to achieve an agreement, if this agreement is to be approved and ratified in time for it to come into force after the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. It is the ambition of the Danish government that the COP15 conference in Copenhagen will result in an ambitious global agreement including all the countries of the world.

CAADP Post-Compact: High-Level Stakeholders Meeting
December 8 - 9, 2009
Kigali, Rwanda
This Post - CAADP Compact meeting, hosted by the Government of Rwanda, aims to review the role of CAADP in stimulating effective and sustainable poverty reduction, economic growth and food security in Africa. The meeting will mainly examine the key drivers enshrined in the CAADP priorities and frameworks and how the alignment of the Rwanda Agriculture Investment Plan to CAADP can facilitate and accelerate the achievement of sector targets and Millennium Development Goal I. The meeting is also an opportunity for the Government of Rwanda to share its experience of the CAADP process with other countries that are engaged in CAADP Roundtable processes and the signing of their national Compact. Discussions will centre on how the CAADP Agenda has helped Rwanda reformulate and set priorities focusing energies on the most important sub-sectors and programs.  The meeting will review how the CAADP process can assist in rallying and forging effective partnerships to implement National and Regional investment programs.  Country readiness and peer review mechanisms to ensure transparency and adequacy of accountability processes will also be discussed. Success stories, lessons learnt and opportunities will also be shared.
Agenda
Concept Note

Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009
December 13 - 15, 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF) 2009 is where financiers, bankers, government officials, private sector investors and entrepreneurs meet with public and private financial institutions to discuss financing of projects in Africa. The organizers expect over 250 professionals, from around the world, all keen to invest in Africa in view of the growing potential for development and who wish to turn the continent into a more attractive place, through training and capacity building programmes. This year’s Forum focuses on Partnerships for Growth and Development. Keynote speakers include José Briosa é Gala, Personal rep. for Africa to the EC president; Jacques Attali, Economist, Adviser to the President of France; Martin Curwen, Director General at the European Investment Bank; Loîc Sadoulet; Head of Africa Initiative,  Professor of Economics at INSEAD Business School; and Thomas de Man, President Africa Middle East, Heineken.
Agenda
Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2008 Report




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