The African Hub
The African Hub is hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC), which is the principal organization in Africa for the promotion of accelerated socio-economic integration of the continent in order to achieve sustainable development. The AUC is ideally adapted to support the mission of the African Hub since it is mandated to promote regional cooperation on environmental management and cooperation. The AUC also holds strong cooperation ties with UNEP and other regional environmental institutions in Africa.

The African Hub will target the 48 African ACP countries. The target beneficiaries will primarily be Government officials. National stakeholders such as civil society organizations and private sector companies will also benefit from activities. One of the primary goals of the African Hub is to promote capacity-building, ownership, and exchanges of experiences on MEAs at both national and regional levels. Another major tenet of the African Hub is the greater engagement of the public and of decision-makers in the national implementation of MEAs. In order to address this crucial issue, participating African countries are expected to learn from institutional models which have been developed in other developing countries. The African Hub will facilitate this through the promotion of South-South cooperation.

The African Hub will implement activities worth a total of 3.3 million Euros over four years. The African Hub will provide technical assistance, training and policy and advisory support services to enhance the capacities of African ACP countries to implement MEAs.