Senior Scientist in climate modeling and climate
change of WASCAL, Dr. Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla has represented WASCAL at
the just ended 7th Conference on Climate Change and Development in
Africa (CCDVII), which took place in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
As
a member of the panel discussion on “Climate Information Services in
support to the NDCs”, Dr. Sylla advocated for a stronger continental
political leadership for the generation of knowledge about the climate
change impacts of 1.5oC and 2oC global warming on development sectors of
Africa; the strengthening of the National Meteorological Services for a
free and open access data culture as well as the development of robust
climate information at different timescales for supporting the NDCs
implementation.
CCDVII was under the theme “Supporting the
Implementation of the Paris Agreement in Africa: From Policies to
Action”. The three-day conference brought together stakeholders from
governmental, scientific and academic divides such as the universities,
regional climate centres and research centers; civil societies,
development partners and private sectors, to examine Africa’s Nationally
Determined Contributions (NDCs) and to define actionable climate
interventions.
The Conference on Climate Change and Development
in Africa was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission
(UNECA) for Africa in partnership with the Pan-African Climate Justice
Alliance (PACJA).
Watch excerpt interviews of CCDVII and media interview of Dr. Sylla