A workshop on the creation of a standardized regional carbon credit market in West Africa was held on 6 August 2024 in Abidjan. At the opening of activities, Massandjé Touré-Listé, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, said that the institution decided to initiate a process that would lead to the establishment of a regional carbon market

A standardized carbon market at the regional level would allow Massandjé Touré-Listé to generate significant revenues for the countries involved, through the establishment of harmonized tools and procedures of g& generate significant revenues for the countries involved. According to the ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, “this regional market, while taking into account different ecosystems and similar challenges at the level of Member States, will make it possible to have a regional register compatible with the principles of the United Nations Climate Convention and other internationally recognized standards, as well as only harmonized protocols to facilitate certification, monitoring, verification and reporting, which are essential for the functioning of the market

For the latter, “it is essential to conduct preliminary studies to see its feasibility, especially since the greenhouse gas reduction commitments made under the Paris Agreement are specific to each Member State. This is precisely what ECOWAS is offering us as part of this workshop through a diagnosis of the reference situation of the measures taken by the countries, the assessment of the carbon sequestration potential of the region and the definition of a potential greenhouse gas emissions baseline that corresponded to our