Africa Climate Week & Summit 2023

When: 4-8 September 2023
Where: Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. Register for ACW 2023.

Africa Climate Week (ACW) is an annual event that brings together leaders from governments, businesses, international organizations and civil society to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to the mounting fallout from the climate crisis. 

This year, ACW 2023 will take place from 4-8 September in Nairobi, Kenya. 

One of four Regional Climate Weeks held this year, ACW 2023 builds momentum ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 28 in Dubai and the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake, designed to chart the way for fulfilling the Paris Agreement's goals and provide region-focused contributions to inform the Global Stocktake. 

Hosted by the Government of Kenya, discussion at the ACW 2023 will be organized into four systems-based tracks, each focusing on specific themes: 

• Energy systems and industry 
• Cities, urban and rural settlements, infrastructure and transport 
• Land, ocean, food and water 
• Societies, health, livelihoods, and economies 

ACW 2023 is organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank, with the support of regional partners: African Union (AU) , ECA and the African Development Bank (AfDB).

ACW 2023 will be held alongside the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) which will run from 4-6 September, also hosted by the Government of Kenya. During the ACS, African leaders will be called upon to make ambitious pledges and commitments, towards the adoption of a “Pledging and Commitment Framework”.

Representatives from UNEP will be organizing/taking part in the following events. Time zone: EAT.

High-Level Events

3 September, time TBC | Africa Climate Summit Ministerial High-Level Dialogue on Scaling-up Adaptation and Financing

4 September, 1530-1630 hrs | High-Level Event at the Africa Climate Summit - The Freshwater Challenge

6 September, 1000-1100 hrs | Cool Africa: Accelerating Sustainable Cooling Solutions for a Climate-Resilient Continent

Note: More events are under the respective tabs on this page.

Explore the full programme of ACW 2023.