African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)

• URL: http://www.unep.org/roa/Amcen/
• Address: AMCEN Secretary, UNEP Regional Office for Africa
• City: Nairobi
• Country: Kenya
• Email: amcensec@unep.org
• Head of the organization: Peter Acquah

AMCEN is a permanent forum where African ministers of the environment discuss mainly matters of relevance to the environment of the continent.
AMCEN was established in 1985 when African ministers met in Egypt and adopted the Cairo Programme for African co-operation. The Conference is convened every second year.