Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
106
Resources
155
Stories
309
Completed
Project
Completed
Supporting a science-negotiations interface to the African Board members of the GCF

This project provides strategic guidance and coordination support to help to ensure the AGN’s effective and influential participation in the UNFCCC process.

Feature
30th November 2016
From Paris to Marrakech - how Rwanda became a model for climate action With the Paris Agreement entering into force, the world is turning its focus to climate action. The successful amendment of the Montreal Protocol in Kigali and Rwanda’s approach to climate action are examples the world can learn from when addressing the challenge of a warming planet. David Toovey, communications advisor, Rwanda's Green Fund takes a closer look.
Event
29th November 2016
SARUA to launch regional curriculum on climate change Join SARUA for the launch of the southern African curriculum on climate change and sustainability, supported by CDKN on 1 December.
Feature
18th November 2016
Accessing climate finance - Lessons from CDKN Kamlesham Pillay and Charlotte Ellis discuss two key factors to financing climate-resilient infrastructure: bankability and the private sector. Here they share a presentation they gave at COP22 in Marrakech.
Resource
9th November 2016
REPORT: Global Adaptation Goal under the Paris Agreement - Putting ideas into action In this new CDKN technical report, Xolisa Ngwadla and Samah El-Bakri explore in detail the task ahead to transform the Global Adaptation Goal in the Paris climate agreement: from warm words into real action that will save lives and livelihoods on the ground.
News
9th November 2016
Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science Africa’s climate is one of the least-researched and poorly understood, but a new report provides reliable scientific information about the continent’s changing climate, equipping decision-makers to plan better. Africa’s Climate: Helping decision-makers make sense of climate information is the first major programme-wide report to emerge from Future Climate for Africa.
Event
4th November 2016
NDC implementation planning - experience from developing countries Friday 11th November, 9-10.30am
Feature
3rd November 2016
Climate change curriculum – one step closer to harmonisation While the potential of regional cooperation to develop and strengthen Africa’s higher education sector has long been recognised on paper, progress towards its actualisation has been slow. Against this backdrop, the introduction next year of a Southern Africa masters curriculum in climate change and development represents an important test case for future academic harmonisation.
Feature
31st October 2016
How infrastructure can contribute to sustainable and climate resilient development Gavin Quibell asks whether current infrastructure decisions are promoting sustainable development, as intended, or instead are they promoting climate resilient poverty?
News
10th October 2016
'Planning for NDC implementation The Paris Agreement enters into force on 4 November 2016, and now all eyes turn to implementing the national climate commitments: the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Responding to this challenge, CDKN and Ricardo Energy & Environment have developed a ‘Quick-Start Guide’ to support planning for NDC implementation.
Feature
5th October 2016
Uganda Action Lab - developing climate smart value chains in the dairy and livestock sectors What would climate smart dairy and livestock value chains look like in Uganda? A recent action lab looked at ideas to enhance climate change outcomes for the east African country.
Feature
30th September 2016
Study sets the bar for scientific capacity-building initiatives in Africa A research team led by Leigh Cobban and Mark New of the African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town (UCT) has released a Future Climate for Africa brief: Barriers and opportunities for scientific capacity development on climate change in Africa.