About AGNES
The African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) is a continental, not-for-profit African think tank that works at the nexus of climate science, policy and practice to advance evidence-based negotiaions, climate action across the continent. Established in 2015 to provide technical support to the African Group of Negotiators (AGN)and the African governments, AGNES is a leading continental hub for climate policy, negotiations, and implementation. AGNES is accredited by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), strengthening its contribution to global environmental and climate governance processes.
The AGNES works with governments, negotiators, scientists, parliaments, development partners, civil society, private sector and practitioners to translate climate evidence into policy decisions, implementation pathways, and practical tools. Our work now spans climate negotiations; capacity development and training; NDC implementation; adaptation; gender, equity & social inclusion; strengthening of African Parliaments strengthening; ocean, marine & blue economy, climate finance, and artificial intelligence for climate action.
Guided by its vision of A Climate Resilient World, AGNES is committed to building an inclusive community of practice that supports, develops, and drives evidence-based and just climate policies and actions, while advancing climate-resilient development across Africa.
Achievements
- The AGNES has established a trusted continental convening platform through the Pre-SB and Pre-COP Strategy Meetings, bringing together negotiators, scientists, policymakers, parliamentarians, and partners to shape Africa’s climate priorities ahead of climate negotiations.
- The AGNES Capacity Development and Training Program has trained more than 2000 participants under our flagship Climate Governance, Diplomacy and Negotiations Leadership Programme.
- In 2024, the AGNES supported the establishment African Network of Parliamentarians on Climate Change (ANPCC) strengthening parliamentary leadership, oversight, and accountability in climate action across the continent. Further, with the ANPCC, and other partners the AGNES developed the Model Climate Change Law Framework for Africa, providing a continental reference framework for stronger climate legislation.
- Under the Climate and Artificial Intelligence program, the AGNES has developed decision support tools to enhance climate action in Africa including the Climate Monitoring and Accountability Tool, IPCC Summary Generator, NDC Capacity Scorecard. Africa Climate Negotiations Assistant, and Climate Verdict. We also have developed the Gender Vulnerability Hotspot Maps, under the GESI program.
- Through the NDC Delivery Lab Program, the AGNES has enhanced the capacities of the African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Zambia) to develop innovative bankable climate finance proposals for unlocking climate finance. Similarly, AGNES has also supported Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda to identify the agriculture component for their NDC 3.0
- The AGNES played a critical role in landmark UNFCCC negotiation outcomes on agriculture and gender, contributing to the adoption of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture and the Gender Action Plan at COP23 in Bonn, Germany, in November 2017.
- Contributed to the first substantive UNFCCC COP decision on agriculture, through the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, which created a formal process under SBSTA and SBI to address agriculture, food security, and climate vulnerability through submissions, workshops, expert meetings, and engagement with constituted bodies.
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