Allan Meso

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

The 2nd Quarterly Africa Group Briefing took place today in Nairobi, reinforcing Africa’s shared commitment to environmental multilateralism.

Building on the legacy of #AMCENat40 and the outcomes of #AMCEN20, Member States aligned priorities ahead of #UNEA7 and South Africa’s G20 Presidency, focusing on ocean governance, climate finance delivery, and harnessing innovation for environmental action.

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

The decisions that will shape Africa’s environmental future are now on record.

From climate finance to plastic pollution, wetlands to waste, #AMCEN20 delivered a powerful agenda for Africa’s environment.

Explore all the official decisions and declarations now:
🔗 https://t.co/wTO90mgCbN
#AMCENat40 #ReflectReimagineRise

[Allan Meso @mesoallan]

From legacy to leadership: AMCEN@40 seeks to spark a greener Africa https://t.co/6KhbVeaFPo

[Amina J Mohammed @AminaJMohammed]

For 40 years, AMCEN has placed Africa’s environment at the heart of development.

As we continue to #ActNow, let us raise the bar on the way to #COP30 in Belém to achieve the Paris Commitments.

#AMCENat40

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Delegates at #AMCEN20 welcomed the #AMCENat40 legacy report, while reaffirming their commitment to protect #Africa's natural heritage

"Although the road from Cairo to Nairobi has been remarkable for AMCEN, the best is yet to come,” said one delegate

➡️ https://t.co/gDf7fPDy7p

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

How should the next 40 years of environmental action in Africa be defined?

As AMCEN turns 40, UNEP’s Regional Director for Africa @RoseMwebaza shares a message on legacy, leadership, and the urgency of imagining an Africa defined by solutions — not crisis.

#AMCENat40 #ReflectReimagineRise @_AfricanUnion @Environment_Ke @AbabuNamwamba @UnKenya @UNOPS_Africa

[Convention on Wetlands @RamsarConv]

The #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025: Valuing, conserving, restoring and financing wetlands was officially launched at #AMCEN20, a powerful milestone in a historic year marking #AMCENat40.

Read more: https://t.co/9Rq26jzDYa

#WetlandsForOurCommonFuture #COP15Zimbabwe

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

Congratulating AMCEN on its 40th anniversary at #AMCENat40 high-level segment today, #IPCC Chair @JimSkeaIPCC highlighted AMCEN’s role in driving science-based policy approaches in #Africa and recognising the importance of delivering timely science to make it policy-relevant.

[Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa, E.G.H. @DeboraBarasa]

My advocacy for responsible mining to protect ecosystems.

#AMCENat40 #AMCEN #AMCENWeWant #ReflectReimagineRise

Read on the star: https://t.co/soyxPoD1Ka

[Power Shift Africa @PowerShftAfrica]

As AMCEN40 wraps up, we look back with pride and forward with purpose.

Burundian dancers lit up UNEP Nairobi with a vibrant performance!
Here's to 40 years of African leadership on the environment and many more to come.

#AMCENAt40 #AMCEN20

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

At #AMCENat40, UNEP ED @andersen_inger highlighted four decades of African leadership on the environment, from the Bamako Convention to the Great Green Wall, and called for a united path forward toward green growth and equity.

Her remarks: https://t.co/NClCZ7VhOT

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

Cairo 1985 → Nairobi 2025

From a vision born in Cairo to a continent united in Nairobi, AMCEN has led Africa’s environmental voice for 40 years.

Today at #AMCENat40, we launched the AMCEN@40 publication, celebrating past achievements and setting the course for a greener, more resilient Africa.

🔗 Read it here: https://t.co/4WVXKmZaBn

#AMCENat40 #ReflectReimagineRise

[Allan Meso @mesoallan]

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard https://t.co/i3SuYiENCI

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

Follow the #AMCENat40 journey:

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

On #AfricaDay, we celebrate 40 years of AMCEN — the ministerial voice for Africa’s environment.

For four decades, AMCEN has united nations for climate action and sustainable development.

➡️Learn more in this thread:

[UN Environment Programme in Africa @UNEP_Africa]

Africa is ready. #AMCEN is the platform.

[Allan Meso @mesoallan]

UNEP’s Air Quality Management Exchange Platform can help build the capacity of air quality managers in Ethiopia by providing them with technical tools and models, data, and knowledge to build capacity among air quality managers to address this challenge. #COP29

[Allan Meso @mesoallan]

Ambient air pollution levels in Ethiopia are nearly five times higher than the WHO’s 2021 Air Quality Guideline recommendations, causing more than 25,000 deaths each year! #Multisectoral Action Plan for Air Pollution and Health: Insights from Ethiopia. #COP29

[ECA @ECA_OFFICIAL]

Congratulations @AfDB_Group on the launch of “Reducing plastic pollution in Africa” @ #AMCEN. We need greater #circular approaches #ResourceRecovery, #ClimateAction, #sustainabledevelopmentgoals @ACEA_Africa @HananMorsy14

[ECA @ECA_OFFICIAL]

.@ECA_OFFICIAL’s Deputy Executive Secretary @HanaMorsy14 joins the Prime Minister @DrBeugreMamber 🇨🇮, Minister @askojacques & other dignitaries to inaugurate the #AMCEN Garden & plant trees for a sustainable future #SDGs #Biodiversity @parcdubanco