Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
107
Resources
160
Stories
315
Feature
12th March 2021
Climate change adaptation in East African farming: Testimonials from women champions The Eastern Africa Grain Council has been documenting the climate adaptation successes of leading women farmers and agricultural business owners in Kenya – as a way to galvanise learning among other women.
News
12th March 2021
Call for expressions of interest - Climate Action Innovation Research Network, Africa The Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D) programme has launched a call for organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa to apply to be the managing organisation (hub) for the Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action Innovation Research Network in Africa.
Feature
8th March 2021
Addis Ababa: A community alliance faces up to Covid-19 In the peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa Ethiopia, community members are collectively saving money to deal with multiple hardships posed by the global pandemic. Ephrem Tesema reports. This is the 36th in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN.
Resource
1st March 2021
Ethiopia NDC highlights newsletter - January 2021 This issue focuses on the contribution of the transport sector to Ethiopia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), as well as an overview of Ethiopia's Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation.
Feature
23rd February 2021
Kabulasoke, Uganda: Harnessing opportunities for youth during the Covid-19 pandemic In Uganda, young people are acquiring skills and tapping into new opportunities to fight against the global pandemic collectively. Godliver Businge reports. This is the 34th story in the Voices from the Frontline series by ICCCAD and CDKN.
Feature
22nd February 2021
Potential for electric buses to provide Addis Ababa with multiple benefits Wondwossen Sintayehu and Charlotte Scott describe how the City of Addis Ababa is considering the use of electric buses in a bid to reduce air pollution overall. Such a development would reduce particulate pollution, which is harmful to local people's health, as well as reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change.
Resource
19th February 2021
Finance for Resilience: Demystifying adaptation finance CDKN has launched the second episode of our climate finance podcast series, focusing on demystifying adaptation finance with guests Malango Mughogho and Kathryn Bakos.
Resource
9th February 2021
Working Paper: Accelerating adaptation action in Africa – Insights from African experts CDKN has launched a working paper, laying out an agenda for unlocking effective, accelerated adaptation at scale in Africa, based on investing in people’s skills and knowledge; in climate-resilient economies, which are well-informed by climate risk; and in nature.
Feature
8th February 2021
Water security in Africa: New approaches needed for capacity building Prof Chris Gordon and Dr Jon Padgham suggest that radically new approaches to building the capacity of water professionals and university students are needed to achieve water security for Africa. Their blog celebrates Africa Water Week, 8-12 February 2021.
Feature
8th February 2021
Johannesburg, South Africa: Waste reclaimers join hands to save the city In Johannesburg, South Africa, an informal organisation of waste reclaimers is extending knowledge and keeping the city clean during the time of the global pandemic. Their role in society makes a valued contribution to resilience - finds Shahrin Mannan.
Feature
28th January 2021
Restore Africa’s degraded land: Climate Adaptation Summit Land is one of Africa’s most abundant resources, but it has become degraded across large swat
Feature
27th January 2021
CAS2021: Accelerating climate-resilient economies in Africa There was a clear call for Africa to forge a new path towards climate-resilient development at the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit - seizing the opportunities of green technologies and jobs. Lisa McNamara of CDKN reports.