Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
106
Resources
157
Stories
306
News
25th January 2017
Initiative to raise awareness on climate change impacts An initiative has been formed to help African and Asian societies understand climate change-related impacts such as extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.
Resource
24th January 2017
Reality of resilience: Perspectives of the 2015–16 drought in Ethiopia This report highlights lessons from the 2015–16 drought in Ethiopia, including how and why different communities were impacted
Resource
24th January 2017
REPORT: Kenya ending drought emergencies policy review: scenarios for building resilience in ASALs This report highlights some of the political economy factors that affect the implementation of Kenya’s Ending Drought Emergencies (EDE) Common Programme Framework.
Resource
24th January 2017
REPORT: Attribution of extreme weather events in Africa: a preliminary exploration of the science and policy implications This report explains the methods and implications of different approaches to the attribution of extreme weather events with a focus on Africa.
News
24th January 2017
Africa gears up for first-of-a-kind climate impact study A scientific pilot in Kenya and Ethiopia seeks to identify the link between extreme weather events and global warming
Feature
20th January 2017
Reflecting on Ethiopia's climate finance readiness journey CDKN has been supporting the Government of Ethiopia in achieving climate finance readiness. Tesfaye Hailu reflects on the journey.
Completed
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Technical support to the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN)

This project aimed to provide the AGN with the research needed in order to take stock of the AGN’s performance in the Paris Agreement, and therefore to identify areas of improvement for the AGN in achieving its stated objectives in the UNFCCC.

Feature
3rd January 2017
Climate models - What they show us and how they can be used in planning Climate modelling is a key tool in tackling the effects of climate change. A new guide from the Future Climate for Africa programme explains how countries can use climate models appropriately - and how to avoid some common pitfalls in interpretation.
Feature
26th December 2016
New policy approach - Climate relevant innovation system builders Dr David Ockwell and Dr Rob Byrne report on CDKN-supported research that could help Nationally Determined Contributions deliver long-term benefits in low-income countries.
Feature
24th December 2016
Raising risk awareness - Collaborating to understand extreme weather How can a group of scientists, vulnerability experts and knowledge brokers work together to help improve decision-making around extreme weather events? Some 40 such participants gathered to find out. Toby Morris reports on the Raising Risk Awareness expert roundtable in Nairobi.
News
12th December 2016
Building capacity for innovation, collaboration and change in higher education Leigh Cobban and Leslie Ashburner of the University of Cape Town review the process of developing a Masters curriculum in climate change - and the opportunities for regional collaboration on education in southern Africa.
Feature
12th December 2016
New projects push the boundaries of climate information Climate scientists are making major advances in their understanding of Africa’s climate. Now they are trying to figure out how to present the information in ways that can help farmers, engineers, investors and other members of society make better use of it – reports CDKN’s Mairi Dupar.