Press Release - Progress accelerated but targeted action needed to realize Africa’s Great Green Wall ambition.

Bonn, 27 March 2023 (UNCCD) -- Two years on since the One Planet Summit, 80 percent of the US$19 billion pledged towards the Great Green Wall Accelerator has been programmed across the 11 African nations that are part of the initiative. However, continued political leadership and country ownership, targeted action at all levels, and strengthened institutional arrangements are required to realize the vision of this Africa-led movement.

These findings come from the new analysis of the Great Green Wall Accelerator, commissioned by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which takes stock of the progress achieved since 2021 and identifies a series of recommendations for action. The report comes ahead of a Great Green Wall Initiative countries and partners’ consultations on 30 March 2023 under Nigeria’s rotating chairmanship of the Initiative.