Africa

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Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
297
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Promoting non-motorised transport in Nairobi, Kenya

CDKN has been working to promote non-motorised transport (NMT) in Nairobi, one of Africa's fastest growing cities, since November 2019.

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21st June 2021
Voluntary Carbon Markets Global Dialogue seeks to hear from carbon credit suppliers A team from Climate Focus, the Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID), SouthSouthNorth (SSN), Transforma, and Verra have kicked off a consultation with stakeholders in Latin America, Africa and Asia, on how the voluntary carbon market could work better for them. Discover how to participate in the Global Dialogue here. 
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16th June 2021
Promoting non-motorised transport in Nairobi, Kenya: A study of users, safety and infrastructure This study was commissioned to examine non-motorised transport in Nairobi, its users safety and infrastructure, and recommend ways of improving the NMT experience. 
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16th June 2021
Weaving knowledge and action on climate change, 2018-2021 Since 2018, a second phase of CDKN called the ‘Knowledge Accelerator’ has focused on growing our ‘knowledge-in-action’ services, as well as further cultivating climate leadership, learning and collaboration within and across developing countries. Read some of the highlights from the past three years’ work.
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10th June 2021
Namibia is heating up: what global warming of 2°C means for this climate change hotspot A new animation from a CDKN-funded project in Namibia highlights the impacts of 2°C global warming on the country's vulnerable sectors, including agriculture, health and the economy, and recommends urgent adaptation action.
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31st May 2021
Film: Adapting to climate change in the Oshana Region, Namibia The Oshana Region of Namibia has been hard-hit by climate change, especially droughts, which have drastically disrupted farming practices and livelihoods. This film explores the experiences of community members in adapting to the changing climate.
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Supporting NDC implementation in Ethiopia

CDKN has been working to support NDC implementation in Ethiopia through the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP).

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Gender and socially inclusive climate compatible development in Ethiopia

CDKN has been working with the Ethiopian Government since 2019 on mainstreaming gender into climate action.

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14th May 2021
Policy Brief: Hermetic storage technologies in Kenya and Uganda This policy brief explores the relationship between climate change and post-harvest losses and assesses the use of post-harvest technologies in general to mitigate climate risks, with a focus on HSTs.
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12th May 2021
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter: April 2021 This issue of Ethiopia's NDC Highlights newsletter focuses on the country's Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for climate action.
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6th May 2021
How has Future Climate for Africa improved the understanding of climate change in Africa? Since 2015, Future Climate for Africa has brought together over 200 researchers from 14 different countries to work on enhancing scientific knowledge and prediction of African climate change. A new micro-site details its impact.
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21st April 2021
Film: Adaptation Voices – Dr Youba Sokona, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change In an interview with CDKN, Dr Youba Sokona of the IPCC shares his hopes that increased interest in climate change from African political leaders, scientists and academics will accelerate adaptation action and lead to greater climate resilience.