Southern Africa
High-level information on Article 6 cooperation and activities for the Southern Africa region.
Last updated 4 December 2025
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Article 6.2 | Cooperative approaches
Southern Africa’s involvement in Article 6.2 cooperations.
Agreements
Countries in Southern Africa as host / buyer
Cooperative approaches
Countries in Southern Africa as host / buyer
Article 6.4 | Paris Agreement crediting mechanism (PACM)
Transitioning CDM activities and newly proposed projects and programmes with prior consideration notifications in Southern Africa.
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Sector / Activity type
Activities and how they address emissions across sectors in Southern Africa.
All registered (thereof with issuances)
Activity type
Active transport/mobility
Afforestation and tree planting
Biochar
Bioenergy
Building efficiency
Carbon Removal and Storage
Chemical processes
Cleaner cooking
Efficient appliances
Electric vehicles
Energy storage
Forest management and avoided deforestation
Fossil fuel/feedstock switch
Freight transport
Fugitive emissions
Geothermal
Green hydrogen & green ammonia
Grid/energy supply efficiency
Hydropower
Improved cropland management
Industrial efficiency
Landfill gas
Livestock management
Mixed renewables
Public transport
Reforestation and ecosystem restoration
Solar energy
Source Carbon Capture
Space heating and cooling
Waste energy recovery
Waste management
Wastewater treatment
Water purification and water supply
Wind
National targets
Article 6 cooperation should help to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. To limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees, transfers between countries need to happen in the context of comprehensive and ambitious national commitments.
Sustainable development
The impact from activities implemented under Article 6 is not limited to addressing climate change. Projects can come with significant co-benefits across other sustainability dimensions – but also significant risks to people and environment.
As outlined in countries’ Participation Requirements for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism.
The Article 6.4 sustainable development tool aims to ensure that PACM activities “do no harm” and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Project proponents are required to identify potential impacts - both positive and negative - and show how social and environmental risks are addressed.
Activity type
Active transport/mobility
Afforestation and tree planting
Biochar
Bioenergy
Building efficiency
Carbon Removal and Storage
Chemical processes
Cleaner cooking
Efficient appliances
Electric vehicles
Energy storage
Forest management and avoided deforestation
Fossil fuel/feedstock switch
Freight transport
Fugitive emissions
Geothermal
Green hydrogen & green ammonia
Grid/energy supply efficiency
Hydropower
Improved cropland management
Industrial efficiency
Landfill gas
Livestock management
Mixed renewables
Public transport
Reforestation and ecosystem restoration
Solar energy
Source Carbon Capture
Space heating and cooling
Waste energy recovery
Waste management
Wastewater treatment
Water purification and water supply
Wind
The Article 6.4 sustainable development tool aims to ensure that PACM activities “do no harm” and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Project proponents are required to identify potential impacts - both positive and negative - and show how social and environmental risks are addressed.
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Initiatives aiming to strengthen Article 6 knowledge and capabilities that involve countries in Southern Africa.
Capacity building
Projects and initiatives to build Article 6 capacities that involve countries in Southern Africa.
The aim of the programme is to prepare and implement a climate change mitigation programme to introduce energy-efficient and F-gas free ACs in the region of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), specifically in Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa. Therefore, framework conditions to pilot market-based approaches according to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement will be created. The programme will work on political, contractual, regulatory, technological, and economic framework conditions.
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ICAT provides countries with tailored support and practical tools and methodologies to build the robust transparency frameworks needed for effective climate action in sync with national development priorities. ICAT provides countries with tailored support and practical tools and methodologies to build the robust transparency frameworks needed for effective climate action in sync with national development priorities.
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The project component “Article 6 Capacity Building” of the global project NDC Assist II aims to strengthen the strategic capacities for the use of international market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Rwanda, South Africa and Peru. Line ministries and downstream institutions are provided with strategic and methodological advice for strengthening the national policy and institutional framework to support decision-making processes on the use of Article 6.
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The project is aimed at supporting developing countries in the transition to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and its Biennial Transparency Reports under the Paris Agreement. It also offers various other support to countries, such as the quality review of country's transparency reports, the provision of a dedicated gender toolkit (forthcoming), global meetings, webinars and knowledge products
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The ABM is an innovative mechanism for mobilizing new and additional public and private sector finance for enhanced climate change adaptation action. ABM was developed theoretically by the African Development Bank in collaboration with governments from several African countries and various stakeholders.
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PMI assists countries to design, pilot, and implement pricing instruments aligned with their development priorities. A 10-year program with a capitalization target of US$250 million, the Partnership brings an ambitious and long-term vision for the viability of carbon markets to its support for programs and policies -- across jurisdictions and sectors -- that introduce a strong price signal on carbon emissions and contribute to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C
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High-level overview of Article 6 cooperation and activities across Southern Africa.
