Strengthening livestock GHG inventories in Africa: Lessons from the NZ CSA Initiative
Under the New Zealand Climate-Smart (CSA) Initiative technical work in ten countries has moved beyond default emission estimates to full Tier 2 approaches.
Held on the 11th of June 2026, the session focused on “Strengthening livestock Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories in Africa: Lessons from the NZ CSA Initiative”. The session showcased key capacity building activities in Africa, centered on improving agricultural GHG inventories and the role of the African Climate Action Partnership (AfCAP) Livestock Community of Practice (CoP).
The webinar highlighted the practical benefits and challenges of Tier upgrades, their policy relevance, the value of regional collaboration through AfCAP Livestock CoP and insights from the Zimbabwean government.
“One of the first lessons is that it’s about people, we now have a group of people in each country who are now able to engage in a more informed way on livestock GHG inventories, low-emission development policies, investment and practice.” – Andreas Wilkes (Independent Consultant, Values for development Ltd.)
The session was moderated by Dr Sinead Leahy, the Livestock Research Group Cochair of the Global Research Alliance (GRA), and featured speakers including:
- Andreas Wilkes (Independent consultant, Values for development Ltd), who presented on NZ CSA inventory improvement approach and impact across 10 countries
- Walter Svinurai (University of Zimbabwe, LRG Co-chair, GRA) who presented on Zimbabwe’s progress, policy relevance and regional connections
- Sega Ndao (Director of ISRA/CRZ de Dahra – AfCAP/Livestock CoP) Regional Inventory improvement and bilateral exchanges in West Africa
- Roy Bouwer (Programme Lead, SouthSouthNorth) Regional collaboration in Southern and Eastern Africa and the AfCAP Livestock CoP
Access the presentations below:
Watch the recording to discover how countries moved beyond the default emission estimates to full Tier 2 approaches: