- Organizing Body: Agricultural Expertise Center (AEC).
- Program Name: Africa NDC and Climate Policy Fellowship (ANC-PF).
- Program Type: Fellowship with a certification scholarship.
- Objective: Training and mentoring African experts in NDCs and climate policy.
- Main Focus: Strengthening capacities in climate policy development, financing strategy design, and preparation of bankable projects.
- Target Group: African experts in climate and environmental policy fields.
- Application Deadline: 08 March 2026.
- Duration, location, funding details, fees, application mechanism, and language requirements: Not specified in the provided text.
The Agricultural Expertise Center (AEC) has launched the Africa NDC and Climate Policy Fellowship (ANC-PF) to build the capacity of a new generation of African experts in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and climate policies under the framework of the Paris Agreement. This initiative responds to the significant challenges African countries face in mobilizing international climate finance due to insufficient technical and institutional capacities to develop coherent policies, design effective financing strategies, and prepare bankable projects. The program aims to empower participants to support the implementation of national climate commitments, improve access to international climate finance, and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
- Applicants must be African experts in NDCs and climate policy.
- Interest or experience in implementing national climate commitments and climate finance.
- Age requirements, educational background, language proficiency, and detailed experience requirements were not specified in the provided text.
- Obtaining a specialized certification in NDCs and climate policy.
- Capacity building in climate finance and institutional strengthening.
- Enhanced opportunities to access international climate finance.
- Contribution to the implementation of national climate commitments and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.