VCMI at Africa Climate Summit
VCMI will host and participate in a range of events at Africa Climate Summit 2, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8-10 September.
Through a series of speaking engagements and events at Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), our team will highlight the role of high-integrity carbon markets in advancing Africa’s climate agenda and sustainable development priorities. Join us as we help to accelerate the role of high-integrity carbon markets as a tool to finance Africa’s resilient and green development – the theme for ACS2.
9th September
16:30-17.30 (EAT)
Regional Collaboration in the Establishment of Carbon Markets In Africa
Hosted by the Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance | Room F3 | Bianca Gichangi, VCMI’s Regional Lead for Africa, will be speaking
This session aims to highlight and amplify the African leadership in carbon markets, and showcase the launch of a new manual – Developing Nature-based Carbon Projects in Eastern Africa – developed by Climate Focus and the Eastern Africa Alliance as part of VCMI’s Access Strategies Program.
10th September
09:30-11:00 (EAT)
Aligning High integrity Carbon Markets with National Climate and Development Goals: A Toolkit for African Policymakers
Hosted by VCMI, the United Nations Development Programme, Climate Vulnerable Forum-V20, Eastern African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance, and the West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance | Room F3 |Bianca Gichangi, VCMI’s Regional Lead for Africa, will be speaking
This workshop will support policymakers in determining if and how to engage with high-integrity carbon markets to advance their national climate and development goals.
The session will introduce participants to VCMI’s Carbon Markets Access Toolkit—a set of five concise briefs designed to answer common questions from host countries and offer structured guidance for strategic engagement in carbon markets. Country case studies will highlight practical lessons in developing enabling environments to attract investment and an interactive segment will guide participants through designing equitable and transparent benefit-sharing arrangements.
Policymakers can express their interest in attending this workshop by completing this form.
10th September
15:30-17:00 (EAT)
Africa’s Carbon Markets Moment: Advancing Development, Mobilizing Capital and Driving Global Climate Action
Hosted by VCMI, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) | Room F2
Africa has a unique opportunity to lead a new era of carbon markets—not as fragmented, aid-driven projects, but as integrated, investable systems that deliver sustainable development, nature regeneration, and climate action.
This session will present a landscape approach—linking demand, supply, and enabling conditions—to build a high-integrity carbon market ecosystem that mobilizes both international and domestic capital. On the demand side, it will explore drivers such as Article 6, CORSIA, and voluntary action to meet corporate climate commitments. On the supply side, it will address institutional and policy readiness, project developer capacity, and project pipelines.
Learn more about Africa Climate Summit 2.
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