ACAD is a public-private partnership between UNEP, the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, and Standard Bank that aims to kick start the African carbon market. It actively facilitates building expertise within African financial institutions to identify and appraise carbon investment projects.

www.acadfacility.org

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) is a US$50-100m private sector fund, backed by some of the biggest names in development finance and hosted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Our aim is to encourage private sector companies to compete for investment support for their new and innovative business ideas.

www.aecfafrica.org

The CDM Executive Board at its sixtieth meeting (EB60) accredited the South African based company Carbon Check (Pty) Ltd as the only Designated Operating Entity on the continent.

This could boost carbon credit generation business throughout Africa. CDM projects can help local communities in Africa by providing opportunities for sustainable development, creating employment or increased economic activity, improving air quality and transferring technology.  CDM projects can also earn carbon credits that are tradeable and saleable, generating hard currency income into those countries of operation.

Carbon Check has been designated to undertake validation/verification and certification for nine of the current fifteen scopes under the UNFCCC.

www.carboncheck.co.za

AGRA works to achieve a food secure and prosperous Africa through the promotion of rapid, sustainable agricultural growth based on smallholder farmers. Smallholders--the majority women--produce most of Africa's food, and do so with minimal resources and little government support. AGRA aims to ensure that smallholders have what they need to succeed: good seeds and healthy soils; access to markets, information, financing, storage and transport; and policies that provide them with comprehensive support. Through developing Africa's high-potential breadbasket areas, while also boosting farm productivity across more challenging environments, AGRA works to transform smallholder agriculture into a highly productive, efficient, sustainable and competitive system, and do so while protecting the environment.

www.agra-alliance.org

CC DARE: Greening Africa’s local Economy using small scale Actions linking Adaptation to Business and Economic chains

Africa’s development and economic growth needs adaptation to climate change that makes it resilient to future climate impacts. The economic systems and natural systems characterizing Africa are evolving at different time and spatial scales but severely affected by climate change. Therefore, actions that regulate climate risks in both systems require flexibility in using top-down or bottom-up actions that serve policy processes and provide solutions for those highly at risks. Climate change adaptation actions should therefore expand the frontiers of development and generate new economic opportunities by providing the right framework for catalysing green growth and eradicating poverty. To achieve this, evidence-based approaches are required to support countries make sound policies and overcome potential barriers in taking actions nationally and also thinking beyond their national boundaries. Linking adaptation strategies to business and economic chains is likely to provide climate proofing and generate co-benefits that transcend cash profits. Choosing the right delivering approach will determine the achievement of fast actions, efficiency and effectiveness of adaptation measures.

The activities of the CC Dare Programme jointly implemented by UNEP and UNDP in Sub-Saharan Africa has demonstrated how small-scale solutions can trigger new actions, empower people into self-owned actions, provide the right framework to catalyse synergies between economic development and adaptation, facilitate transition into green growth and resilient development, shape national policies, including recruiting new actors and sectors to expand the implementation of adaptation as well as addressing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

CC DARE Contribution to the First Africa Green Investment Gateway Conference

To avoid re-inventing the wheel and fast tracking uptake and replication processes for the implementation of actions that generate new economic opportunities as well as providing the right framework for catalysing green growth,the First Africa Green Investment Gateway Conference will provide an important opportunity to showcase:

1.the outcomes of nationally demonstrated actions using the CC Dare action delivering model in building national capacity, inspiring policy making processes and empowering countries in undertaking bigger actions that create economic opportunities.

2.how CC Dare model is catalyzing and providing alternative pathways for low-carbon transition, and resource efficient economy in Africa, and

3.How the model can be replicated within the bigger framework of national development programmes in other regions around the globe.

www.ccdare.org

DB Climate Change Advisors is the brand name for the institutional climate change investment division of Deutsche Asset Management, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank AG. In the US, Deutsche Asset Management relates to the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN

ENS (Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs) is one of the largest law firms in Africa, boasting more than 400 legal, tax, IP, Africa and forensic practitioners. As a full service law firm with over 100 years of experience, ENS offers clients a level of legal competence that sets a new standard in today’s global market, geographically and in terms of service, skills and breadth and depth of expertise. ENS operates out of its Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Stellenbosch offices in South Africa, and is particularly proud of its pro bono offices in the impoverished communities of Alexandra, Johannesburg and in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.

www.ens.co.za

GE Energy is one of the world’s leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies in all areas of the energy industry coal, oil, national gas and nuclear energy as well as with renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and alternative fuels.

www.gepower.com

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP provides business-focused advice and legal services to UK and multinational clients spanning an array of industries. The firm’s Energy and Natural Resources Group draws on its multidisciplinary expertise to advise energy companies, utilities, project developers, investors, regulators, governments, and other energy industry participants. Our wealth of experience in the energy sector and extensive capability in transaction, regulation, and litigation, strongly positions us to provide the international energy and natural-resource markets with expert legal advice. Greenberg Traurig Maher’s energy specialists advise governments, sponsors, lenders and consortia on all aspects of the energy business in markets across the globe, including most African countries. We provide expert advice on development, construction, operation and financing for a wide range of projects, including renewables, upstream and downstream oil & gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), petrochemicals, coal and nuclear distribution, transmission, and energy retailing.

www.gtlaw.com

ICCOUNCIL is a boutique international management consulting company that provides knowledge products to corporations, global government and international organizations through project development, management and implementation services.

www.iccouncil.com

Established in 2005 in China, LDK Solar is the world’s largest producer of solar wafers in terms of capacity and a leading high-purity polysilicon and solar module manufacturer. The company has expanded its business to meet the solar industry’s requirements for high-quality and low-cost solar materials and solutions. As a vertically integrated manufacturer and supplier of photovoltaic (PV) products, LDK Solar has more than 21,900 employees worldwide. The Company’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City Jiangxi Province in the People’s Republic of China. LDK Solar maintains sales, marketing, and customer service offices throughout Asia, Europe and North America.

www.ldksolar.com

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www.mobilespread.com

NEPAD Council is a non-political and independent Non-Profit Organization (NGO) founded by young African professionals and scholars with a pledge to support the New Partnership for Africa’s Development to achieve its mission. As a supporting partner, NEPAD Council’s mission is to mobilize and energize global action, marshal resources and expertise so as to provide impetus to NEPAD’s objectives. The council matches NEPAD’s commitment with its own agenda to promote creativity in Africa, boost expertise and capacity, encourage democracy and good governance and provide more effective development expertise.

www.nepadcouncil.org

okra eXpress, an eco-friendly paperless unique company, puts on knowledge networking events for emerging, emerged, and well-established markets generally focussing on their economy, aimed at better enhancing their visibility. At okra eXpress, we foster and promote foreign direct investment, and the need for deepening mutual understanding, good relations, values of culture, and we take steps to meet challenges affecting today's diverse global environment.

www.okraexpress.com

Standard Bank Group is a global bank with African roots. It is South Africa's largest bank, distinguished by its extensive operations in 17 African countries. Outside the African continent, Standard Bank Group operations span to 13 countries, with an emerging market focus. Our customers benefit from our knowledge and expertise in emerging markets, coupled with our global outlook.

www.standardbank.com

Vestas began in a small farming town in 1898.
The story of how we got to where we are today contains many success and a few setbacks. But all our experiences have prepared us to harness the power of modern energy as the world moves further into the 21st century.

www.vestas.com

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