High-level information on Article 6 cooperation and activities for the Western Africa region.

Last updated 4 December 2025
Total Emissions 765 million tCO2e
Emissions per capita 1.75 tCO2e per person
Total number of:
10
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Countries with bilateral agreements

10 agreements involving 3 different countries.

Countries
Agreements
11.7 thousand
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Countries that transferred or received ITMOs

11.7 thousand ITMOs transactions involving 1 different countries.

Countries
ITMOs
Ghana
11.7 thousand
11
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Countries with approved PACM activities

11 activities involving 7 different countries.

Countries
Activities

Article 6.2 | Cooperative approaches

Western Africa’s involvement in Article 6.2 cooperations.

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Article 6.4 | Paris Agreement crediting mechanism (PACM)

Transitioning CDM activities and newly proposed projects and programmes with prior consideration notifications in Western Africa.

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Sector / Activity type

Activities and how they address emissions across sectors in Western Africa.

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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.

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Capacity building

Projects and initiatives to build Article 6 capacities that involve Western Africa.

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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.

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Western Africa overview

High-level overview of Article 6 cooperation and activities across Western Africa.

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