Department of Environment and Climate Action (ECA)

High-level fisheries and aquaculture policymakers from the Member States of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), as well as leading fisheries professionals and practitioners met in Accra, Ghana for the 7th Meeting of OACPS Ministers in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture from 5-8 April 2022.

Accra, 7 April 2022/OACPS: High-level fisheries and aquaculture policymakers from the Member States of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), as well as leading fisheries professionals and practitioners are meeting in Accra, Ghana for the 7th Meeting of OACPS Ministers in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture from 5-8 April 2022. Themed, “OACPS’s […]

Brussels, 28 February 2022/OACPS: The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) convened a virtual seminar on Combatting Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Member States of the OACPS to look at the scope of the problem within its Member States, with a view to identifying areas of collaboration and joint actions to […]

Brussels, 30 November 2021/OACPS. Over 400 participants from the Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Europe Union (EU) gathered to take part in the inaugural ClimSA’21 Forum from 15,16 and 18 November 2021. This fully-virtual event, with the theme of “Connecting suppliers and users of climate information in […]

Brussels, 5 November 2021/OACPS: The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU), supported by the Intra-ACP GCCA+ Programme and the Intra-ACP ClimSA Programme, will host a High-Level Event ‘The EU-OACPS Partnership: strengthened cooperation on climate action and the use of science-based information to build resilience’, in the framework of the 26th United […]

Brussels, 2 November 2021/OACPS: In the margins of the twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) released a statement from OACPS Leaders on Climate Action for COP26 on 1 November 2021, in Glasgow.

Brussels, 15 October 2021/OACPS: In his Opening Statement during a webinar hosted by the Brussels Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, to mark World Food Day, on 16 October, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, sent a clear message […]

Brussels, 11 October 2021: In preparation for the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to start on 1 November, the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) met in an OACPS High-level Dialogue with Partners on […]

STATEMENT BY H.E. MR GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS), FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT HELD VIRTUALLY ON 23 SEPTEMBER 2021.

Brussels, 22 September 2021/OACPS: Ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which is scheduled to start on 1 November, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS),  highlighted the priority issues for the OACPS […]

Brussels, 7 September 2021/OACPS: H.E. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), reaffirms, in solidarity with the Member States of the United Nations, the global commitment of the OACPS to commemorate 7 September as, The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Secretary-General Chikoti notes that […]

Brussels, 11 August 2021/OACPS: The recently released Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC Report) clearly reaffirms that global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C will be exceeded during the 21st century unless deep reductions in CO2 and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur as a matter of urgency.  A human-induced phenomenon, climate change is already affecting many

Brussels, 4 August 2021/OACPS: Grant financing ranging from €30,000 to €180,000. will be available to 14 countries throughout East Africa through the “Ignite Culture” Programme from 9 August 2021. The funding is intended to help successful applicants in the creative and cultural industries (CCI) develop programmes and projects to grow their own ventures, and conduct […]

Brussels, 6 July 2021/OACPS/FAO: Given that most of its 79 members are Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries or Small Island Developing States, the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is looking forward to the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) as an opportunity to rethink and find appropriate solutions to address many of these […]

     Santo Domingo, 18 June 2021: FISH4ACP today launched a global initiative to promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture value chains in the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic. The Programme will focus on improving mahi-mahi fishing, aiming to ensure that economic growth goes hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability and social inclusiveness.

Brussels, 07 June 2021/OACPS: The Programmes of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) dedicated to the protection and management of terrestrial and marine bio-diversity within the Members of the OACPS will be on display during the 14th edition of the European Development Days (EDDs) from 15 to 16 June 2021.

Brussels, 8 June 2021/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, joins the global community of our Blue Planet in marking this year’s World Oceans Day. On this Day, we are invited not just to recognise the importance of our oceans but […]

Brussels, 11 May 2021/OACPS: The Forum of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) outlined the status of the plan of action to build the resilience of SIDS and coastal communities in a number of priority areas at a virtual meeting on Rule of Law, Cooperation and World Integration on 4 May […]

Brussels, 30 March 2021/OACPS:  Over 160 participants from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions and Europe gathered online to take part in the official launch of the Intra-ACP Climate Services and Related Applications Programme (ClimSA).

Brussels, 10 March 2021/OACPS: Secretary-General H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, in a video message at the opening of the Joint Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat – International Trade Centre (PIFS-ITC) Symposium on Trade Finance, highlighted several trade-related activities of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). Highlighting the importance of the private sector […]

Brussels, 9 December 2020/OACPS: The website of the Fish4ACP Programme, an initiative of the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), is now live.

Statement by Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti for the inaugural International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Brussels, 7 September 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, is honoured […]

Brussels, 03 September 2020/OACPS: The Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) recently welcomed Ms Cristelle Pratt, the new Assistant Secretary-General for the Environment and Climate Action (EC

Brussels, 31 August 2020/OACPS: The interactive online tool designed and developed to support the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement is now available in all the languages of the OACPS: French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. The platform has also been […]

     Gland, Switzerland, 4 August 2020/IUCN:  A total of six million Euros in emergency relief funding to address biodiversity conservation needs brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is being made available by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the European Commission (EC), and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). […]

Brussels, 12 May 2020/ACP: During a webinar on 29 April 2020, 50 participants including high-level representatives of international organisations working in the area of Local and Indigenous Knowledge (LIK) and Climate Change agreed to collaborate to further exchanges and joint learning on indigenous people and local knowledge in the context of climate change. In so […]