Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa
In partnership with CCA, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is co-hosting global leaders for a Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa to make 2024 a turning point for progress on ensuring clean cooking access for all.
Today, nearly four in five Africans are forced to rely on polluting cooking fuels like charcoal, wood, and kerosene to cook their meals. This has dire impacts on health, gender equality and the environment, with women and children bearing the worst consequences.
The event will be held on May 14, 2024 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Tuesday, May 14 (all times in CEST):
- 09:00-10:00: Pre-summit sessions:
- Technical Session on Advancing Clean Cooking Carbon Markets (Hosted by the Clean Cooking Alliance)
- 10:00-10:30: Welcome Coffee
- 10:30-11:35: Opening Plenary: Make 2024 a Turning Point for Clean Cooking (Plenary, Room 1)
- Chair’s introduction of the session
- Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
- Welcome Remarks by Co-chairs
- H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President, United Republic of Tanzania
- H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister, Norway
- Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group
- Keynote Speeches
- Elevating Clean Cooking on the Global Energy, Health, Development, Gender, Environment and Climate Agenda
- Chair’s introduction of the session
- 11:35-12:30: Mobilising Greater Commitments to Clean Cooking (Plenary, Room 1)
- 12:30-14:00: Lunch
- 14:00-15:10: Making Clean Cooking and African Policy Priority (Plenary, Room 1)
- Topic 1 – Recipe for Success: Proven Clean Cooking Policies Panel Discussion
- Topic 2 – Integrating Clean Cooking into Broader Policy Efforts
- 15:10-15:40: Coffee Break
- 15:40-16:50: Scaling up Finance for Clean Cooking in Africa (Plenary, Room 1)
- Topic 1: Mobilising Private and Public Sector Financing for Clean Cooking
- Topic 2 – Scaling Up New Streams of Finance: Carbon Credits and New Financing Instruments for Clean Cooking
- 17:00-18:00: Catalysing Multi-stakeholder Partnerships (Plenary, Room 1)
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