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The European Economic and Social Committee's EU-Africa Economic and Social Stakeholders' Network resolution, adopted on 6-7 July 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya, emphasizes the importance of socio-economic players in legal migration policies and fighting climate change. Key points include:

1. Recognizing migrants as net contributors to economic, social, and cultural development, and promoting free movement of goods and people in Africa.
2. Involving socio-economic partners in migration policy drafting, management, and implementation.
3. Cooperating on legal migration and mobility between the EU and African countries, respecting human rights and promoting a common migration policy.
4. Addressing brain drain and encouraging the return of skilled workers to their countries of origin.
5. Promoting unrestricted movement of young skilled workers and recognizing migrant workers' skills and qualifications.
6. Establishing EU migration focal points in countries of origin to raise awareness about EU migration realities and centralize immigration application management.
7. Integrating immigrants through pre-departure and pre-arrival measures, technical and vocational training, and respecting decent work conditions and social inclusion.

On fighting climate change, the resolution:

1. Insists on civil society involvement in the development, review, and implementation of the Paris Agreement.
2. Supports a fair transition to low-carbon economies, creating decent jobs and fostering workers' participation.
3. Stresses the need for international support to developing countries, particularly vulnerable ones, to move to low-carbon economies and strengthen resilience to climate change.
4. Highlights the importance of access to funding for micro-enterprises, cooperatives, and small-scale retailers, with emphasis on female and youth entrepreneurship.
5. Supports the principle of common but differentiated responsibility to keep temperature increase below 1.5°C.
6. Recognizes the contribution of family farming to mitigating climate change and ensuring food security, and calls for policies supporting local and regional supply chains in the agricultural sector.
7. Urges strong political, financial, and social support for family farmers and farmers' organizations, and promotes agro-ecological farming models.