Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
298
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.
Feature
22nd September 2016
Action lab tackles Uganda's climate and migration challenges CDKN and the Netherlands Embassy co-hosted an Action Lab in Kampala that brought together development practitioners from government, donors, research organisations and implementation partners to identify research questions and other actions that could help Uganda tackle climate change. Suzanne Carter and Juliane Nier of CDKN share the key messages on climate-related migration.
News
21st September 2016
Reporting for results-based REDD+ action A new initiative will build the capability of developing country governments globally to monitor and report on greenhouse gas emissions from forestry, so that they can ultimately speed up efforts to halt deforestation.
Event
11th September 2016
Action Lab to take on Ugandan climate issues CDKN will co-host an Action Lab with the Netherlands Embassy in Kampala, Uganda to discuss climate smart dairy and livestock value chains and how to strengthen the resilience of migrants to environmental shocks and climate change.
Resource
9th September 2016
OUTLOOK: Uganda Special Edition In the new ‘Climate and Development Outlook: Uganda Special Edition’, Revocatus Twinomuhangi describes the everyday reality of climate change for Ugandans, and the critical policy choices which face the country today. He also catches up with Mr. Chebet Maikut, Commissioner of Uganda’s Climate Change Department.
Feature
8th September 2016
Integrating resilience into infrastructure – a wicked problem Climate change is an opportunity for governments to put into place long overdue policies and practices around infrastructure--says CDKN Africa’s Dr Shehnaaz Moosa, who spoke at World Water Week.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Supporting the Government of Ethiopia with developing and refining climate finance pipeline proposals

This project will build on CDKN’s previous support to the Government of Ethiopia in the development of various sector proposals for submission to the Green Climate Fund.

Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Strengthening climate change development programmes in Uganda

This project looked at how Uganda can strengthen climate-smart value chains, specifically in the dairy sector in southwest region and in the livestock sector, as well as the emerging issue of interest in Uganda and other partner countries in environment/climate related migration.