The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)
ICOMOS Climate Action Working Group organises two Africa Climate Summit regional side events together with Climate Heritage Network and International Federation of Library Associations: “Heritage in Climate Policy: Aligning NDCs with Culture-Based Adaptation” and “Mobilising Culture and Heritage for Climate Resilience: African Solutions from the Ground Up”. Among the speakers are ICOMOS Vice President in Africa Chilangwa Chaiwa, ICOMOS Ethiopia president Matiyas Fantaye, Mokolade Johnson, ICOMOS Nigeria
The events will be held on September 8, 2025, as follows:
- 10:00–11:30 AM (Addis Time): Heritage in Climate Policy: Aligning NDCs with Culture-Based Adaptation
Venue: Room M6 Join Online via Zoom:
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87423604972?pwd=MKfmBfBJ1AlbzWrtbbyDy9BsQVdVej.1 - 6:00–7:30 PM (Addis Time): Mobilizing Culture and Heritage for Climate Resilience: African Solutions from the Ground Up
Venue: Room AP3 Join Online via Zoom: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83667999821?pwd=ZT7TDltGxt21rRa1Xb8YapiQN1VGLs.1
For real-time updates on our side events, you can always refer to the official program here: https://africaclimatesummit2.et/program/
Coordinator of the event: Isaac Eseet (+256702073011)
Regional Coordinator – Africa and the Arab States Secretariat
Climate Heritage Network (CHN)
Coordintaion on behalf of ICOMOS – Ave Paulus, ICOMOS CAWG
