The Network of African Science Academies was formed in December 2001 as an independent forum, for African science academies to discuss scientific issues of common concern.

Member academies are:

• African Academy of Sciences
  African Academy of Sciences
  The African Academy of Sciences is an Africa-wide scientists organisation. It serves firstly to honour African scientists who have become internationally renowned through their efforts in their respective fields, and secondly to encourage the development of the research and technology base...
  
  
• Cameroon Academy of Sciences
• Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
  Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
  The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences is an arts and science institution of Ghana, based in the capital Accra. It was founded in 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah with the aim to promote the pursuit, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in all branches of the sciences and the humanities.It formally...
  
  
• Kenya National Academy of Sciences
• Madagascar's National Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences
• Nigerian Academy of Sciences
• l'Académie des Sciences et Techniques du Sénégal
• Uganda National Academy of Sciences
• Academy of Science of South Africa
  Academy of Science of South Africa
  The Academy of Science of South Africa is the national science academy for that country. It was started in 1996, and encompasses all fields of scientific work. Its legal foundation is the Academy of Science of South Africa Act, Act 67 of 2001, which came into operation in May 2002...
  
  
• Tanzania Academy of Sciences
• Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences
• Zambia Academy of Sciences
• Sudan Academy of Sciences

Statement on Climate Change

In 2007, the Network of African Science Academies submitted a joint “statement on sustainability

Sustainability

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, energy efficiency

Efficient energy use

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, and climate change

Climate change

Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...

” to the leaders meeting at the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.

“A consensus

Scientific consensus

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, based on current evidence, now exists within the global scientific community

Scientific community

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 that human activities are the main source of climate change and that the burning of fossil fuels is largely responsible for driving this change.”