AFRICA CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT November 2014 AU Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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1 AU Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Organised by Entico Corporation & the African Union Commission

2 MEET N MINISTERS AND WORLD RENOWNED LEADERS IN PRE-SCHEDULED MEETINGS AT THE UPCOMING! OVERVIEW Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit - is organised by Entico Corporation Ltd. - and its two subsidiaries, Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) and Entico Events Ltd. - in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) and will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia over three days, from the 17th to the 19th of November 2014 with over 90 Ministers and 800 delegates attending. The AUC has given its full support to this initiative and will be attending at the highest level as will Ministries throughout Africa responsible for ICT, Energy, Water, Agriculture & Food Security and Transport Infrastructure. aims at assisting African Union Member States in preparing for and implementing measures related to resilient infrastructures in their respective countries, as well as in developing and strengthening local, regional and international cooperation on these matters. International private sector companies and organisations will be able to listen to high-level keynote speeches during plenary sessions whilst making full use of the unique pre-scheduled one-to-one roundtable meetings organised during the summit in order to initiate collaboration. Over the next few decades the planet will experience an increase in temperature, changing rainfall patterns and, due to global warming rising sea levels. Africa, despite being the lowest carbon emitter will suffer most from the impact of more frequent extreme weather conditions and climate change. will focus on the following four infrastructure sectors: WATER, AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY ENERGY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

3 FORMAT will be held over three days with over 90 ministers and more than 800 delegates attending. The format of the summit includes plenary interventions from distinguished guests from each sector, ministers from across Africa announcing their nations shovel ready projects, investors like World Bank and AfDB presenting investment criteria as well as their current investment opportunities, and senior staff from the most important parastatal companies presenting partner opportunities and ready to invest projects. The summit also includes numerous opportunities for one-to-one meetings and extensive networking opportunities as the government officials and the representatives of international funding bodies will be taking private, prescheduled and sector specific meetings with international companies. Each company has the opportunity to either participate as a delegate or sponsor depending on budgets, number of attending delegates and eagerness for branding. Delegates and sponsors have the option of attending an industry-specific track or the entire summit. The summit features: plenary speeches detailing government and private projects ready for investment and/or implementation private, one-to-one business meetings allowing for in-depth conversations on relevant projects sponsor presentations providing updated information on their initiatives on the market exhibitions allowing for product display together with merchandise, marketing literature and communication staff coffee and lunch break networking opportunities gala dinner

4 INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Rapid adoption of ICT is a precursor to low carbon growth. Improvements to communication systems allow farmers to trade efficiently, logistics companies to transport goods faster, energy and telecom operators to bill efficiently, banks to trade with the unbanked, and the unbanked to trade amongst themselves. Governments want to understand what core infrastructure can be put in place to enable rapid adoption, and ensure that commercial partners have an investment environment that can fuel intelligent, low carbon growth. Telecommunication operators need to have the latest technologies at their fingertips in order to improve the quality and range of services, whilst growing subscriber base and increasing yields. ENERGY The entire installed generation capacity of Africa s 48 Sub-Saharan countries is just 68 gigawatts, no more than Spain s. Just one person in five has access to electricity. Per capita consumption of electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) averages only 124 kilowatt-hours a year and is falling. More than 30 African countries are now experiencing power shortages and regular interruptions in service, which for some countries, it has shaved as much as one-quarter of a percentage point off annual per capita GDP growth rates. The fundamental energy question facing Africa is to provide and maintain widespread access to the population of reliable and affordable supplies of environmentally cleaner energy to meet the requirements of rapid economic growth and improved living standards. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE African transportation costs are the highest in the world. The cost of shipping a container from Shanghai to Mombasa is USD 600. Recent reports have shown that moving that same container from the Port of Mombasa to Bujumbura is USD 8,000. The same is true of North, West and Southern Africa. The high cost of transportation is a result of over capacity ports, poor roads, insufficient and aging rail networks and cross border hold ups.

5 The poor state of transportation across Africa has a direct impact on the environment. Africa is in desperate need of a cohesive transportation network. With all of the transport projects being planned, the governments are also keen to ensure that the building efforts are focused on reducing the environmental impact of construction by producing innovative, energy- and material efficient buildings. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY Agricultural production in Africa has been outstripped by population growth; as a continent it imports twice its own production which drives up the cost of food and increases hunger. While 65% of the population of Africa are involved in agriculture, as a sector it only produces 35% of Africa s GDP. At the same time, the trebling of agricultural production in the last 30 years has been as a result of increasing labour and land and not improving yields. The continent on the whole has never modernised techniques, but needs to if it is to fight its way out of food insecurity. The declaration by the African Union that 2014 will be the year of agriculture and food security has put this sector to the forefront and clear programmes by NEPAD and CAADP are driving this agenda. WATER Nearly half of Africa s population live in water stressed environments. As a result epidemics of malaria, typhoid fever, cholera & dysentery are rife, which impacts directly on increasing infant mortality rates throughout Africa. The majority of Africa depends on an agricultural lifestyle and as most grow their own food, water security impacts directly on food security. According to Nepad irrigation is key to achieving increased agricultural production that is important for economic development and for attaining food security. Plans to double the amount of irrigated land in Africa are afoot however the major problem is that for much of the continent the resources simply do not exist. This in turn means that the impact of droughts, floods and desertification are felt much more in Africa. Thus, for the extremely high number of African areas suffering from water scarcity issues, investing in development means sustainably withdrawing from clean freshwater sources, ensuring food security by expanding irrigation areas, and effectively managing the effects of climate change.

6 PRACTICAL INFORMATION Location: African Union Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dates: Delegate Passes: 2,950 for 3 days For further information or details regarding sponsorship packages please use: events@entico.com ORGANIZERS Entico Corporation Limited, Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) & Entico Events Limited. Founded in 2001, Entico has grown to become a world leader in climate change and environmental issues and the go-to-publisher for the UN and several of its agencies with a proven track record of delivery. Responding to Climate Change, is now a leading source of international climate change news with an audience reach of 5 million; among them, many influential global players across political and industrial arenas. Entico has also hosted many High-Level Summits throughout the Middle East and Africa. Useful Entico links: Climate Change News: Climate Change TV: Twitter: Facebook: African Union Commission The Commission is the Secretariat of the Union entrusted with executive functions. It is composed of 10 Officials: A Chairperson, a Deputy Chairperson; Eight (8) Commissioners and Staff members. The structure represents the Union and protects its interest under the auspices of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government as well as the Executive Committee. The AU Commission is made up of Portfolios. They are: Peace and Security; Political Affairs; Trade and Industry; Infrastructure and Energy; Social Affairs; Rural Economy and Agriculture; Human Resources, Science and Technology; and Economic Affairs.