Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
106
Resources
159
Stories
308
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Innovation small grant accelerator platform

This programme aims to promote scaled-up adaptation at the local level, focusing on civil society, non-governmental organisations, and women and youth innovators.

News
3rd November 2022
Opportunity: Catalytic Grants programme at the COP27 Resilience Hub The next round of catalytic grants will be launched at the COP27 Resilience Hub. Join the virtual networking event on 8 November to learn more and apply.
News
2nd November 2022
New phase of CDKN to accelerate equitable, financed and ecosystem-based action on climate change A new five-year phase of CDKN (2022-27) aims to advance gender-equitable and socially-inclusive climate-resilient action by mobilising knowledge-into-action, capacity and Southern climate leadership from local to global levels.
Event
1st November 2022
CDKN at COP27 Join CDKN at COP27 from 6-18 November where we will be launching a new phase and participating at a number of events virtually and in-person. You can also find us at a physical exhibition stand and at the COP Resilience Hub.
News
5th October 2022
Social media awards: #Art4Resilience CDKN, in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), through the Resilience Evidence Coalition, is hosting a social media competition in the lead-up to the Resilience Hub at COP27.
News
21st September 2022
Opportunity: Knowledge-into-Use awards 2022 CDKN, in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), through the Resilience Evidence Coalition, is launching the Knowledge-into-Use awards in the lead-up to the Resilience Hub at COP27.
News
12th September 2022
Register for the COP27 Africa Regional Resilience Hub virtual event The Africa Regional Resilience Hub has opened registration for a virtual programme of events from 19-22 September aimed at illuminating African priorities and solutions to be shared at COP27.
Resource
1st September 2022
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: New factsheet for decision-makers in East Africa CDKN – with the African Climate and Development Initiative, SouthSouthNorth and ODI – has launched a new series of factsheets that distil data, trends and analysis from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report most relevant to Africa’s five subregions: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, southern Africa and West Africa.
Resource
1st September 2022
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: New factsheet for decision-makers in North Africa CDKN – with the African Climate and Development Initiative, SouthSouthNorth and ODI – has launched a new series of factsheets that distil data, trends and analysis from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report most relevant to Africa’s five subregions: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, southern Africa and West Africa.
Resource
1st September 2022
Climate risk information for financial sector decision-makers in Africa: Gaps and opportunities This working paper discusses the role of financial sector policy in relation to addressing gaps in climate risk information in the private finance sector, with a specific focus on Africa.
Resource
5th August 2022
Learning Story: How research and engagement influenced Uganda’s climate change adaptation landscape This learning story shares lessons from undertaking an economic assessment study of the impacts of climate change in Uganda, including how it has since been used to inform policy and planning.
News
5th August 2022
COP27 Africa Regional Resilience Hub: Call for session proposals The COP27 Africa Regional Resilience Hub welcomes all those involved in adaptation and resilience in Africa to submit session proposals for virtual events that share key African priorities, solutions, challenges and opportunities, in order to bring these regional messages to COP27.