Africa Toolkit

Africa Toolkit

The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report:

What’s in it for Africa

What’s in it for Africa presents key findings from the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) for Africa. The report extracts Africa-specific data, trends and analysis directly from AR5, summarising it in a short volume to make it accessible to all audiences, and highlights key opportunities to achieve adaptation, mitigation and development.

The IPCC has produced the most comprehensive assessment of climate change ever. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), is the work of 830 expert authors from 85 countries and its first three volumes already stretch to 5,000+ pages. Now, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network and the Overseas Development Institute have released a succinct guide to the assessment for decision-makers in Africa.

Africa AR5 Toolkit

Alongside the What’s in it for Africa report, CDKN presents a ‘Media Toolkit’, a bundle of resources freely available for training, educational and reporting purposes, to encourage understanding of the report worldwide.

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Transport: Commercial dock, Morocco

Image of a commercial dock in Casablanca, Morocco

Courtesy of Don Klein/Fotosearch

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Transport: Traffic in Cairo, Egypt

Traffic and pollution in Cairo, Egypt

Courtesy of Bruno Perousse/Fotosearch

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Transport: Cargo ship on the Straight of Gibraltar

Image of wind turbines and cargo ship along the Straight of Gibraltar, Tangier, Morocco

Courtesy of Sebastian Kanzler/Fotosearch

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Energy: Coal fired power station

Image of a very large coal fired power station in Tutuka, South Africa
 

Courtesy of Peter & Georgina Bowater via Fotosearch

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Energy: Geothermal power plant

Image of geothermal power plant using natural heat and energy in Naivasha, Kenya

Courtesy of Peter & Georgina Bowater via Fotosearch

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Energy: Photovoltaic energy

Image of photovoltaic energy in a small village in Mali

Courtesy of Piccaya/Fotosearch

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Energy: Wind turbines, Egypt

Image of wind turbines in Egypt

Courtesy of paulvinten/Fotosearch

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Energy: Akosombo power station, Ghana

Image of Akosombo power station, Ghana

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Energy: Akosombo hydroelectric power station, Ghana

Image of Akosombo hydroelectric power station, Ghana

Courtesy of Golasza via Dreamstime