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The organizers move Africa Infrastructure & Climate Change Summit from 2025 to 11 to 14 August
By Raphael Ekpang
Abuja (Reporter Core) The Organizer of Africa Infrastructure and Climate Change Summit (AICIS) announced the postponement of the top previously scheduled for June 23 between 11 and 14 August at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria.
This was announced on Monday 23 June by the President of the Planning Committee, the Honorable Moses Owharo during a world press conference held in Abuja.
Hon. Owharo, during the briefing, La Stampa said, Aicis 2025, scheduled for Abuja, represents a continental platform to guide the vision of sustainable development of Africa through intelligent climate solutions.
“Our Evey was reprogrammed from August 11-14. So I want to appeal to our speakers and participants who have already received our previous correspondences, we will remove the electronic copies of the new date, but I hope that the location will remain unchanged, therefore any other information regarding the information I have to send remains the same,” he said.
Owharo has observed that the event will unite governments, financial institutions of development, private investors, technical experts and civil society, the United Nations system and the diplomatic community to forge partnerships that can be implemented around the transformation of African infrastructures and the imperative of climatic adaptation.
According to him, “Our commitment today (Monday) has three strategic purposes. To inform the global and local media on the objectives, the structure and the expected impact of Aicis 2025;
“To mobilize the multilateral and bilateral support before the summit, ensuring a large property and full participation and; to strengthen the alignment of the parties concerned with the main pillars of the summit, the green infrastructures, the climatic resilience, the gender inclusion and banking investment partners.
“This meeting is also an opportunity to echo the vision articulated by its excellence, the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the Cop28, that Africa should not only participate in the global climatic discourse, but also to guide urgently, innovation and collaboration.
Hon Owharo praised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who said that he continued to support Nigeria’s diplomatic efforts to attract climatic finance and promote multilateral alignment with our development objectives.
He has also extended his commendation to the secretary of the Senator of the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume for his unwavering support and our federal ministries in particular the environment and affairs of women who continue to anchor climatic justice and gender equity as national priorities.
“I would like to say that Aicis 2025 is not a unique event, but the culmination of supported commitments including the 2024 international symposium on the exploitation of green funding in Abuja and in our strategic dialogues in Washington DC and all over Western Africa.”
In the meantime, the president of the Owharo planning committee has invited all government officials, development institutions, diplomats, civil society and media with which to collaborate with the Aici to make the event a milestone for the climate and the future of African infrastructures.
In the same way, the SGF that was represented by the permanent secretary, Office political and economic affairs (OSGF), Eng. Nadungu Gagareat said that the world intensifies the action to face the twin challenges of climate change and the gaps in infrastructure, Africa must be positioned not as a passive recipient of solutions but as an active architect of their sustainable development. The next summit is therefore not only timely, but provides a continental platform to articulate, align and activate collaborative strategies for resilient infrastructure and climatic action throughout Africa
He said: “The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pursuant to the renewed agenda of hope, has given priority to the development of strategic infrastructures, the energy transition, environmental sustainability and inclusive economic growth. These priorities align with the objectives of this summit and underline the readiness of Nigeria della Nigeria.
“Today’s commitment is an appeal to Clarion to governments, the private sector, development partners and the diplomatic community to align efforts, stations and harmonize policies. It is also an opportunity to reaffirm the voice and the African agency in global climatic discourse, ensuring that our peculiar challenges and our comparative advantages are well represented in shaping global solutions.
“It is important to emphasize that I am happy to notice the strong emphasis on gender inclusion, as can be seen in the active involvement of the Ministry of Affairs of women. No transformative agenda can be achieved without enhancing women and integrating their voices in development and climatic solutions,” he said.
