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Climate Commission for the Sahel Region

CCAC Partner since
2026

The Climate Commission for the Sahel Region (CCRS) is an intergovernmental organization under the auspices of the African Union, comprising 17 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Chad.

It has international legal personality, operational autonomy, and a mandate to promote the implementation of initiatives and actions that will provide sustainable responses to the effects of climate change in the Sahel region.