Reconciling industrialization and respect for the climate, this is how Ivory Coast intends to comply with climate protection measures. And to put words into action, the country signed, via the National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD), a strategic memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The signing of this protocol comes in a context where Côte d'Ivoire is intensifying its climate ambitions. In October 2025, the country officially submitted its Nationally Determined Contributions version 3.0 (NDC 3.0), committing to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 33.07% by 2035. Thus, this new UNDP-BNETD alliance is part of this dynamic, by providing the two institutions with an operational framework to co-design structuring, green and socially responsible projects. inclusive.

BNETD, the technical arm of the Ivorian State, provides its know-how in engineering and planning, while the UNDP mobilizes its resources in climate financing and sustainable development governance. Together, they intend to strengthen the attractiveness of investments in climate projects and develop sustainable cities, in line with Aspiration 2 of Agenda 2063 which advocates world-class African infrastructure. This partnership also provides for a component of capacity building for Ivorian experts in the face of emerging environmental issues.

Note that as an extension of the Côte d'Ivoire-UNDP 2026-2030 Cooperation Program, endowed with 99.3 million dollars, which makes climate resilience one of its three priority axes, this partnership consolidates an architecture institutional in the service of the ecological transition. It reflects a common desire, that of making Côte d'Ivoire a model of sustainable development in West Africa, where each infrastructure project becomes a lever for climate justice and inclusive growth.