Centre d'Excellence pour la Biodiversité et les Écosystèmes en Afrique de l'Ouest (CEBio-Eco/AO)

About this project

Contract related to: Centre d'Excellence pour la Biodiversité et les Écosystèmes en Afrique de l'Ouest (CEBio-Eco/AO) - Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is being transform by megatrends such as climate change, environmental degradation, demographic growth, conflicts and technological development. This transformation poses significant long-term challenges for SSA and demands in particular to accelerate green transitions.Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are powerful drivers of sustainable and inclusive development. Using STI transformative potential is key to progress towards SSA¿s green transition and the achievement of SDGs, notably SDG 9.Based on a lasting relationship of collaboration between the continents, the Action strengthens the Africa-EU partnership on STI with a focus on science-policy interface; data and information access and sharing; increasing capacity in terms of human development and upgrading facilities; knowledge generation and management; and support to practitioners, scientists and policy makers. The Action aims at increasing the STI capacities of Regional Centres of Excellence (RCoEs) in green transition related areas. It will improve the RCoEs¿ contributions to policy and decision-making processes, innovation ecosystems, business development as well provide support through services to relevant stakeholders. The targeted RCoEs are scientific, technical and/or research observatory, institute, university, association/academy, public authority, inter-govern…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action
• 14Life Below Water
• 15Life on Land
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Sectors

Biodiversity

Focus

Biodiversity · Main focusGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Places

1030 - Dakar

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY R ESERCH

Accountable

MULTILATERAL ORGANISATIONS

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-PC-28800.

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