DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE AFRICAN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
ON THE ENVIRONMENT (AMCEN)
Doc. EX.CL/815(XXIV)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Fifth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, (AMCEN) held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 15 - 18 October 2013;
2. ENDORSES the key messages, recommendations, declaration, and decisions of the Fifth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment as follows:
i) To reaffirm the African common position on climate change and the key messages as the basis for negotiations by African States on strengthening the international climate change regime and reiterate that the African common position will be continuously backed by new findings, including the best available scientific, economic and technical information;
ii) To mandate the African group of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration with African permanent missions in Addis Ababa, Geneva and New York and the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, to prepare and advance a common strategy for Africa’s engagement with the United Nations Environment Assembly on environment and sustainable development matters;
iii) To request the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue supporting the Africa Ministerial Conference on the Environment in the advancement of its responsibilities as the regional ministerial forum on environment matters.
3. REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with UNEP, UNECA, AfDB and other partners to support and facilitate the implementation of the decisions of the Fifth Special Session of AMCEN and to report on a regular basis to the Executive Council.