August 2025
Dakar Maritime Decarbonisation Workshop
Over 100 delegates from 25 African IMO Member States. The 15 Dakar Declarations adopted as a unified negotiating position.
Evidence that moves African shipping
Projects run with governments, ports, researchers and communities across the continent, built on data, not assumptions.
Every project starts with data from the continent, not about it.
24African coastal states engaged
6LEAP evidence volumes published
Programme timeline
A four phase journey to a permanent African platform
Duration
2023 to 2024
Phase
LEAP Foundation
- 6 case study countries
- Emissions inventories and CIAs
- Pan-African network formation
Duration
2025
Phase
LEAP and PATNA launch
- 19 African nations
- Dakar launch, 15 resolutions
- Registered secretariat
Duration
2026
Phase
PATNA and UCL active delivery
- 6 active working groups
- UCL partnership
- 2028 key results horizon
Duration
2027 to 2028
Phase
Continental coordination platform
- Permanent secretariat
- Continental strategy delivery
- Sustained IMO representation
Flagship work
Programmes carrying the evidence into the room
2026 · with UCL Energy Institute
2026 Shipping Decarbonisation Africa Regional Workplan
PATNA's active 2026 programme with UCL, coordinating six working groups across evidence, diplomacy, port readiness and implementation.
- 6 working groups
- UCL partnership
- 2028 horizon
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- 2025 to 2026 · Flagship · CompleteLEAP Phase IIExpanded African technical and diplomatic capacity across 25 nations, culminating in Dakar and the 15 resolutions that guided engagement at MEPC 84.
- 2024 to 2025 · Flagship · CompleteLEAP Phase IBuilt the evidence base through national emissions inventories, country case studies and regional workshops that strengthened African participation at the IMO.
- 2026 · African Union · AdoptedAU Continental Maritime Decarbonisation StrategyLead technical consultant on the strategy adopted at the AU STC-T&E in April 2026.
Regional convenings
Where African delegations set a shared position
March 2025
Africa Strategic Maritime Summit, Abuja
Ministers and technical experts convened around a continental decarbonisation agenda.
Continuing
IMO plenary support, London
Technical and diplomatic support for African delegations through ISWG-GHG and MEPC sessions.
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