September 13, 2023
(press release)
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Verra staff recently attended Africa Climate Week (ACW), organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat, and the Africa Climate Summit (ACS), convened by the Kenyan government, in Nairobi, Kenya. Both events brought together policymakers, practitioners, businesses, and civil society to discuss climate solutions, including their challenges and strategies for addressing these challenges, in different African regions. Verra staff in attendance were Julie Aguko, Senior Program Officer, Energy Innovation; Bathandwa Isaac, Program Associate; Heather McEwan, Senior Manager of Africa and the Middle East; and Angelo Sartori, Director, Regional Engagement. They participated in a number of side events and bilateral meetings. Here is a summary of key takeaways from those events: To continue these conversations, Heather McEwan and Angelo Sartori are traveling to Uganda and Tanzania after the ACS and ACW to engage with governments and local agencies. Their main objective is to formalize agreements for capacity building, understand the developing local and domestic regulations related to carbon markets, and explain the recent updates to the Verified Carbon Standard Program.
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