The fight against climate change is the hot topic that will mobilise MEPs and ACP parliamentarians at the 38th meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Kigali (Rwanda) from 19 to 21 November.
This political forum of the partnership between the EU and the 79 ACP countries (Africa/Caribbean/Pacific) is co-presided by Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, Portugal) and Joseph Owona Kono.
The challenges to be addressed at the COP25 (2-13 December, Madrid) and the threat of climate change to the fisheries and aquaculture sector will be discussed and will be the subject of emergency resolutions.
MEPs and ACP will have the opportunity to discuss current and future ACP-EU cooperation with Guinea's Minister for International Cooperation and African Integration, who chairs the ACP Council, Diené Keita, Finland's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pekka Haavisto, and the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica.
The Assembly is expected to adopt resolutions on: - industrialisation and digitisation policies for ACP countries; - promoting the active participation of young people in public life in ACP and EU countries; - the impact of social media on governance, development, democracy and stability.
Discussions are planned on sustainable agricultural production, gender mainstreaming in conflict management, investment in microenterprises, SMEs and start-ups. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)