Assembly/AU/Dec.579(XXV) Page 2 9. FURTHER RECALLS the Assembly Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.563 (XXIV) and NOTES the measures taken by the NPCA to obtain accreditation as a regional implementing entity under the Green Climate Fund to mobilize new and additional resources for the funding of regional projects through the existing NEPAD Climate Change Fund and the setup of the NEPAD Development Partners Working Group to drive the Gender Climate Change Agriculture Support Programme; 10. WELCOMES the launch of the African Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance and Forum as a platform for coordinated support in responding to the impact of climate change and variability. URGES the NPCA through the Alliance, to increase collaboration with the RECs, NGOs and Partners in attaining the target of reaching 25 million farm households by 2025; 11. RECOGNIZING the NEPAD Natural Resource Governance Programme, CALLS ON the NPCA to support the technical and financial capacity of Member States to design, negotiate and implement tax policies and complex contracts on natural resources to maximize the benefits to African countries and local communities; 12. IN ADDITION REQUESTS NPCA to develop the NEPAD Policy Framework on Youth Employment in Africa in partnership with the AUC, UNECA and UNDP, and submit to the HSGOC in due course for consideration; 13. In furtherance of the Programme of Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) and NEPAD Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI), WELCOMES the formal launch of the Continental Business Network (CBN) in Cape Town on 1 June 2015 as a private sector platform to mobilize investments and financing of prioritized infrastructure projects based on the Dakar Agenda for Action (DAA); 14. ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that energy remains a key priority for Africa‟s structural transformation and RECALLING measures to implement PIDA and Assembly Decision Assembly/AU/Dec. 563 (XXIV) on the Africa Power Vision (APV), HEREBY PROPOSES the setting up of an African instrument steered by Africa to coordinate all global initiatives and financial support dedicated to the power sector for the Continent‟s maximum benefit; 15. NOTES the outcomes of the G7 Summit‟s Outreach Dialogue with Africa held in Schloss Elmau, Germany based on the engagement between the G7 and participating African Leaders on 8 June, 2015. RE-EMPHASIZES the enduring need for Africa‟s development priorities to constantly inform global partnerships and WELCOMES the G7 Summit‟s reiterated commitment to support Africa‟s peace, security and stability agenda, the strengthening of democratic institutions and the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease. REQUESTS the NPCA to follow up on G7 commitments on the initiative on strengthening assistance for Complex Contract Negotiations (CONNEX) focusing initially on extractive industries;