Closing of The Peer-to-Peer Exchange Series on Structuring National Frameworks for Carbon Markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Over the past few months, the West African Alliance on Carbon Markets & Climate Finance (WAA) has organized a series of Peer-to-Peer Exchange sessions focused on the institutional, legal, and regulatory frameworks needed to operationalize carbon markets and Article 6 in French-speaking West Africa.

In this context, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Togo, and Senegal shared their national experiences, the choices made in structuring their frameworks, the challenges encountered, and the lessons learned from their implementation processes.

Beyond experience-sharing, these exchanges enabled participating countries to compare their approaches, gain a better understanding of the various governance options available, and identify solutions tailored to their national contexts.

The series concluded with a learning visit by the Togolese delegation to Senegal, organized by GGGI, providing an opportunity to deepen discussions around carbon governance mechanisms, institutional organization, and the lessons drawn from Senegal’s experience.

These activities highlight the importance of experience-sharing among African countries and the role of peer learning as a lever for accelerating the structuring of national frameworks, strengthening institutional capacities, and fostering the operationalization of carbon markets across the region.