Africa’s evidence in the room where it counts
PATNA is a non-profit network of 100+ African experts providing the research and technical support that helps African delegations contribute to global maritime and climate decisions.
Trusted across Africa and globally
44African IMO member states
About PATNA
Africa shaping the rules, not inheriting them
Africa moves over 90% of its trade by sea and holds 60% of the world’s prime solar resources, yet has had little say in the rules that price its shipping. PATNA builds the evidence, the coordinated positions and the technical capacity that change it.
- 100+ African technical experts, policymakers and researchers
- First national shipping emissions inventories for six African states
- The 15 Dakar Declarations, adopted as a unified African position
- Africa's continental maritime decarbonisation strategy, adopted by the AU
By the numbers
The technical capacity Africa negotiates with
- 100+
- member network
- 25
- countries
- 3
- flagship programmes
Flagship programmes
LEAP, phase by phase
Africa’s evidence base for maritime decarbonisation, built in three deliberate stages.
LEAP Phase I
Foundations, inventories & economic evidence
Mid-2024 to early 2025
The first national shipping emissions inventories ever compiled for African states from their own port call and AIS data, with country-level economic impact studies across six states.
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Expansion, institution building & continental engagement
Early 2025 to 2026
Twenty-five countries, materials in English, French and Portuguese, and the Dakar Workshop that produced the 15 Dakar Declarations as a unified African position.
Learn moreLEAP Phase III
CurrentContinental leadership & NZF coordination
January to December 2026
Five workstreams around the IMO Net-Zero Framework: a negotiator fellowship, multilingual policy outputs, four evidence modules, and engagement at the AU STC-T&E.
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Four expert cohorts: academic, policy, industry and civil society.Meet the community
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Upcoming events
Next event to be announced
New dates are added here as soon as they are confirmed.
On the ground
Present across the continent
Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria
Mombasa, Kenya
Abuja, Nigeria
Mauritius
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Specialists, policymakers, researchers and industry practitioners, collaborating across PATNA’s four expert cohorts.