The Inaugural African Symposium on Natural Capital Accounting and Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling
Dates: 12th and 13th February 2026
Time: 8:00am to 4:30pm
Venue: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda-Main Hall and Freedom Square
Theme: Climate Sensitive-Economics: Re-thinking Growth in Africa’s Natural Resource Base
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Context:
African economies are increasingly exposed to climate-related shocks that threaten development gains, fiscal sustainability, and macroeconomic stability. From extreme weather events and biodiversity loss to the depletion of natural capital, climate risks are reshaping economic realities across the continent. Yet many macroeconomic frameworks used in public finance and planning continue to overlook climate and nature-related risks and the long-term benefits of resilience and adaptation investments.
Against this backdrop, African policymakers face a complex balancing act: advancing economic transformation, ensuring energy security and affordability, and maintaining fiscal stability in an era of climate uncertainty. Responding to these challenges requires new analytical tools, stronger institutional capacity, and closer collaboration between Ministries of Finance, academia, and development partners.
Purpose:
The International Symposium aims to strengthen Africa’s analytical and institutional capacity to integrate climate and natural capital considerations into macroeconomic and fiscal policy. It will convene policymakers, researchers, universities, think tanks, and development partners to exchange knowledge, present frontier research, and explore practical tools for climate- and nature-integrated economic analysis.
The Inaugural African Symposium on Natural Capital Accounting and Climate Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling-Rethinking Growth in Africa’s Natural Resource Base, hosted by Makerere University through the Centre of Excellence for Africa Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling (CEACM), College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), EfD-Mak Centre, and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Uganda, provides a dedicated African platform to advance these goals.
The International Symposium supports the objectives of the Pan-African Finance Ministers Forum for Climate Action (PAFMCA) and contributes directly to Helsinki Principle 4 of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, which calls for integrating climate action into economic and fiscal policy through improved macroeconomic analysis and modelling.
Supported by: An event hosted by Makerere University (Mak), in partnership with the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFMCA), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
Key focus areas:
- Climate-sensitive macroeconomic modelling and fiscal risk analysis
- Natural capital accounting and its role in national planning
- Institutional capacity strengthening within Ministries of Finance
- Building a continental knowledge and learning network under PAFMCA
Participant Registration:
Symposium activities:
- Opening ceremony
- Keynote presentations
- Technical policy discussions
- Breakout sessions
- Exhibition
- Case studies and demonstrations
- Training workshops
- Networking events
Partners: Funded by GGGI, UN PAGE with thanks to the generous contributions of its funding partners European Union, Germany, Finland, Norway, Korea, Sweden and Switzerland.
Contact Person: Dr. Peter Babyenda, Makerere University, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) via email at peter.babyenda@mak.ac.ug or pbabyenda@gmail.com or via WhatsApp at +256 773 432 413.