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13th April 2026
Advancing gender equity and climate resilience through baobab fruit value chains Across rural Africa, baobab fruit has long contributed to livelihoods, particularly for women. This case study draws on more than a decade of work by the Micaia Foundation and its partnership with Baobab Products Mozambique and examines how the commercialisation of baobab fruit in northern Mozambique has strengthened livelihoods, enhanced women’s agency, and contributed to climate resilience.
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8th April 2026
Championing inclusive climate action in Addis Ababa: Lessons from Ethiopia’s gender and climate change community of practice Over the past fifty years, Ethiopia has experienced increasing climate impacts, such as food insecurity risks, pressures on natural resources, and threats to livelihoods, underscoring the need for robust adaptation and resilience strategies. However, gender integration is still very fragmented. Recognising this gap, national stakeholders identified the need for coordinated capacity strengthening efforts and a shared platform to strengthen gender-responsive approaches in climate action. This blog by Arsema Andargatchew shares the lessons learned from a Community of Practice.
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27th March 2026
Stewarding nature through culture: Lessons from Indigenous knowledge systems for biodiversity protection in Benin Forests and biodiversity-rich landscapes in Benin are not only ecological assets; they are entangled with cultural realities, belief systems, and knowledge traditions. Yet, the value of these knowledge systems is not always captured in conventional approaches to natural resource governance. The “Revitalising Biodiversity by Drawing on Traditional African Knowledge in Central Benin” project, implemented by SURVIE NGO in Central Benin, under the CDKN Knowledge-to-Action (K2A) programme, sought to change this narrative.
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25th March 2026
Strengthening rangeland management through community knowledge and science in Otjinene This blog by Ester Nangolo reports on CDKN Namibia's recent capacity-building and capacity-strengthening activities in the Otjinene constituency of the Omaheke region. Here, farmers are already seeing the impacts on rangeland management in a changing climate. However, communities are working with partners like CDKN to find practical and locally grounded solutions.
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11th March 2026
Learning from the ground: How science and local knowledge are reducing climate risks in the coastal city of Saint-Louis, Senegal In the coastal city of Saint-Louis, Senegal, local knowledge and climate science are being brought together to help residents anticipate risks and act before crises strike. This blog, written by Jean-Pascal Correa, Ndèye Mané Fall and Amanda April, explores how a climate-sensitive early warning system, through CDKN Senegal's implementing partner, ENDA Energie, is being developed to strengthen the resilience of local actors, giving them with the tools needed to forecast and prevent climate disasters.
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Locally-led adaptation priority area

The risks faced by people and ecosystems in a changing climate vary from one locality to another. It’s partly a question of physical geography and partly a question of the human factors – social, economic, cultural – that make people resilient or vulnerable to climate hazards. That is why adaptation should be locally-led. Adaptation is most effective when it is centred on people’s human rights and driven by the knowledge and needs that local people, especially the most marginalised groups, bring to the table.

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11th February 2026
Traditional knowledge driving local-scale business and biodiversity conservation in Central Benin The following blog by Ferdinand Ayimasse, Edmond Totin and Esdras Obossou of Survie de la Mère et de l’Enfant, one of CDKN's Knowledge-to-Action grantees explores how climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation are increasingly shaping Benin’s national environmental agenda.
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2nd February 2026
Driving inclusive climate action: Insights from Namibia’s GESI workshop The following blog by Margaret Angula and Ester Nangolo explores the work done by the CDKN Namibia team to strengthen Namibia’s capacity to mainstream Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) while decentralising climate change adaptation from national to local government levels.
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28th January 2026
Technology, tradition and co-existence: How one CDKN partner is working with local communities to monitor and manage their environment CDKN has been working with Nature and People as One (NaPO), a CDKN knowledge-to-action grantee, since 2024, to support their work on ecosystem restoration and governance by Indigenous pastoralist communities in Mt. Marsabit, a semi-arid region of northern Kenya. This photo story documents NaPO’s Herder Conservation Network initiative, which equips local pastoralist herders with the technical skills and technology to monitor and steward community lands outside formal protected areas.
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19th January 2026
Building a circular economy: Transforming Ghana's e-waste crisis This blog by Khiddir Iddris, a fellow collaborating with CDKN, explores Ghana's urgent e-waste crisis, highlighting both the environmental dangers and the untapped economic potential within its informal recycling sector. The article is based on the author’s ongoing research conducted across Ghana's major e-waste processing sites. It presents a compelling case for building a sustainable, circular economy that empowers local workers and positions Ghana as a regional leader in climate-resilient waste management.
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15th January 2026
Struggling to mainstream climate issues? Lessons learnt from CDKN’s knowledge brokering experience A learning resource that synthesises insights from CDKN’s knowledge brokering work across Asia and Africa since 2018. It identifies seven common challenges to mainstreaming climate change into policy and decision-making and illustrates practical, context-specific pathways for overcoming them. The resource draws on partner reflections, interviews, and learning exchanges to support practitioners working at the climate–development interface.
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20th December 2025
Isn’t it time to rethink and transform the COP model? In this reflective blog, Karen Hildahl of FFLA–CDKN questions what a more inclusive, just and collaborative COP model could look like. From inspiring grassroots innovations and Indigenous leadership to frustrations of stalled negotiations and inaccessible spaces, we're invited us to imagine a system where local actors lead, diverse knowledge is valued, and global processes to address our multiple crises are built on reciprocity, equity, and care for human well-being and the planet.