ACEF

Benin 🇧🇯

Solid Waste Management

Kenya 🇰🇪

Under Water Clean Up (Marine Litter Management)

Nigeria 🇳🇬

Solid Waste Management

DR CONGO 🇨🇩

Reforestation for Climate Change

Who We Are

Africa Climate and
Environment Foundation

Africa Climate and Environment Foundation (ACEF) is an international non-governmental organization committed to empowering grassroots communities, working at the intersection of implementation, policy, and research to tackle the triple + 1 planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, and land degradation across Africa, with a strong focus on youth and women as key drivers of sustainable development.

Our Story

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Key Engagements & Achievements

Discover our achievements and milestones throughout the years

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

UNFCCC COP27, EGYPT 🇪🇬

Africa Climate and Environment Foundation mobilized resources and supported 5 grassroots youth leaders from Cameroon 🇨🇲, Uganda 🇺🇬, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Kenya 🇰🇪, and Sierra Leone to attend UNFCCC COP27 in Egypt 🇪🇬. These young leaders shared their experiences, highlighted community-led climate solutions, and made sure African voices were heard on issues that matter most: climate change, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable resource use. Their participation showed how local action connects to global solutions and reflected ACEF’s mission: empowering youth to tackle the planet’s biggest challenges, from their communities to the world stage.

Dubai

UNFCCC COP28, Dubai

At COP28, the Africa Climate and Environment Foundation (ACEF) worked at the practical intersection of on-the-ground action, research, and policy, bringing real experiences from African communities into global climate discussions. ACEF shared lessons from grassroots climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods, while engaging with policymakers, researchers, and partners to ensure these realities informed conversations on loss and damage, climate finance, nature-based solutions, and a just transition. Through dialogue, knowledge exchange, and youth-led advocacy, ACEF helped bridge the gap between what communities are already doing on the ground and the policies and investments needed to scale effective, inclusive, and lasting climate solutions beyond COP28.

Azerbaijan

UNFCCC COP29, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

Advancing Women's Leadership in Agri-Food Policy and Climate Resilience, Rwanda🇷🇼

Recognized Standards

Institutional Excellence &
Global Recognition

ACEF's operations are validated by leading international organizations, maintaining the highest standards of environmental governance and transparency.