COP 26 | Adaptation beyond the EU: Perspectives for stronger co-operation with Africa

Event card for COP 26: Adaptation beyond the EU: Perspectives for stronger co-operation with AfricaWhen: Tuesday, November 9 | 5:30 p.m. (GMT)

Where: EU Pavilion

Organizers: AFD, CASCADES, ECCA 2021 (European Climate Change Adaptation conference), NEPAD, UNDP, JPI Climate, and NAP Global Network

The new EU adaptation strategy (2021) underlines the need to better link the internal and external dimensions of adaptation with partner countries, particularly in Africa. The panel will discuss how this can be done by looking at three overarching themes: science and data generation; governance and policy design; policy implementation and concrete projects on the ground.