About the webinar series
In 2023, the Climate Action Accelerator launched its first collective cycle to offer tailored support to five national NGOs in the Sahel: Alerte Santé in Chad, KEOOGO and SOS Médecins in Burkina Faso, BEFEN in Niger and AMCP-SP in Mali. Unlike the work carried out with international partners, the collaboration with local NGOs does not aim to set quantified emission reduction targets, but rather to develop low-carbon development trajectories, increase their operational resilience and strengthen their capacity for action.
These organisations have developed environmental roadmaps and have launched concrete projects, including the collection of empty Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) sachets, waste categorisation and management, the implementation of white roofs and solarisation projects, and the development of agroecological practices.
During this series of webinars with NGOs from the first cycle, we will share the lessons learned from the development of the roadmaps and the first projects launched. Since the end of 2024, the Accelerator has embarked on a second collective cycle with eight NGOs in Senegal and Cameroon.
If you would like to join the next collective cycles, now is the time to find out more !
See below for the schedule of our webinars in September and October:
- Roadmaps | 18 September
- RUTF sachets collection | 9 October
- Waste | 16 October
- Agroecology | 23 October
- White roofs & solarisation | 30 October
Webinar 2 - Protecting the environment: collecting RUTF sachets
Webinar 2 – Protecting the environment: collecting RUTF sachets
As part of their medical and nutritional activities, ALIMA and its partner NGOs, Alerte Santé, KEOOGO and SOS Médecins, organised collections of used ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) pouches used to treat child malnutrition in Chad and Burkina Faso. RUTF is highly effective, but the packaging, which consists of individual, metallised, multi-layer sachets, is often discarded in the environment, generating significant plastic pollution. The systematic collection of empty sachets therefore represents a major improvement by preventing them from being scattered in the environment.
When and where?
📆 Thursday, 9 October 2025 | 10:30 GMT | 12:30 CET
💻 Online on Zoom
🇬🇧 Language: the webinar will be conducted in French and translated simultaneously into English via a Zoom plug-in
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Upcoming webinars
Webinar 3 - Reducing local pollution: Waste categorisation and management
In order to gain a better understanding of the waste produced by an organisation or project, and to then be able to manage it in an appropriate and sustainable manner, the Climate Action Accelerator has developed a waste characterisation tool used by NGO partners in collective cycles as part of the implementation of their environmental roadmap.
The tool developed makes it possible to estimate the quantity and quality of waste through one-off or periodic measurements in the structures, projects or premises supported or used by the organisation. It also allows observations to be made on existing flows and final destinations. Analysis of the results obtained makes it possible to identify the main issues and develop an appropriate ‘Waste Management Plan’. This webinar presents the tool and two concrete examples of its use by our partners, AMCP-SP in Mali and AGORA in Senegal, in different contexts.
Webinar 4 - Promoting energy solutions: white roofs and solarisation
Two solutions for reducing energy consumption while improving user comfort have been identified and implemented by our partners. The first involves painting roofs white to reflect solar radiation and thus reduce the temperature inside buildings without using air conditioning. The other is to install photovoltaic solar energy production systems, which reduce fossil fuel consumption while making the structure energy self-sufficient.
Webinar 5 - Health and agriculture: when health NGOs practise agroecology
Introducing agroecological practices into health facilities means tackling several challenges at once. In many resource-constrained contexts, these facilities operate in environments where food insecurity, environmental degradation and a lack of green spaces are exacerbating community health issues.
This webinar will highlight two initiatives from the first collective cycle: SOS Médecins Burkina Faso (SOS MBF) and Bien Être de la Femme et de l’Enfant au Niger (BEFEN) have shown how agroecology and reforestation can transform these facilities into places capable of simultaneously addressing environmental challenges, food security and patient well-being. These initiatives offer practical, low-cost, and sustainable solutions that strengthen the climate resilience of facilities and communities.
Past webinars
Webinar 1 – Developing a strategy: Roadmaps from five Sahelian NGOs
Webinar 1 – Developing a strategy: Roadmaps from five Sahelian NGOs
The first collective cycle brought together five national NGOs – Alerte Santé, KEOOGO, BEFEN, SOS Médecins Burkina Faso et AMCP-SP. Over a period of 9 to 12 months, this collective cycle aimed to co-develop and implement, with each organisation, an individual roadmap towards sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon development.
In this first webinar of the cycle, we explored the methodology used to develop the roadmaps, their content, and the main lessons learned.
When and where?
📆 Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 10:30 GMT | 12:30 CET
💻 Online on Zoom
🇬🇧 Language: the webinar was conducted in French and translated simultaneously into English via a Zoom plug-in
Speakers: Roadmaps presentations
- Limassou Saleh, Alerte Santé
- Habil Badalo, SOS Médecins
- Harouna Ouedraogo, KEOOGO
- Oumou Touré, AMCP-SP
- Moutari Kolle, BEFEN
Moderators
- Mariama Diop, Africa Programme Officer, Climate Action Accelerator
- Introduction of speakers and moderation of the webinar
- Zaninka Ntagungira, Programme Officer, Climate Action Accelerator
- Introduction on the collective cycle and operational guide
Resources
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Our first collective cycle's partners' published roadmaps
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Guide for national organisations
The initial experience of the first cycle has been compiled in a guide for national organisations
Explore it here
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Our 5 new African partners – local NGOs in the Sahel
Launch of a new collective cycle in Africa – 8 new NGOs join the Accelerator
Published Roadmaps
Partners on board
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Cover photo: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash