Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
298
Feature
3rd June 2016
Seeking capacity development results How can capacity development best be organised to generate good results? Klas Sandström of Niras looks at a CDKN-supported water project where over 130 professionals increased their capacity in climate resilient planning and a Pan-Africa network in climate adaptation work was established.
News
2nd June 2016
Updated responses to questions on the Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America Research Call Here, CDKN, IDRC and FFLA publish openly and transparently the answers to all clarification questions regarding their Climate Resilient Cities research call. The call for expressions of interest closes on 13th June 2016.
Resource
2nd June 2016
Report : Gender approaches in climate compatible development: Lessons from Kenya This report explores the advantages and challenges of integrating gender dimensions into climate compatible development strategies in Kenya.
Resource
2nd June 2016
Policy Brief : How do gender approaches contribute to climate compatible development? Lessons from Kenya This brief provides evidence on the advantages and challenges of integrating a gender dimension into climate compatible development strategies in urban settings, with a focus on Kenya.
News
13th May 2016
African governments will use track record of public climate funds access to attract private finance Experts who gathered to discuss climate finance in Addis Ababa last month found that many of the standards and procedures developed to channel public funds to African countries may provide the foundation for new forms of private finance to flow for climate resilience. CDKN Africa's Senior Programme Manager Suzanne Carter reports.
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Project : New science to help Asian, African societies prepare for extreme weather

A new initiative will use state-of-the-art science to help Asian and African societies to understand the role of climate change in extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.

Resource
9th May 2016
Film :  Adapting Rwanda - Growing Rwanda’s tea and coffee sectors in a changing climate A new film ‘Adapting Rwanda: Growing Rwanda’s tea and coffee sectors in a changing climate’, by Hero productions and commissioned by CDKN and the Future Climate for Africa programme, documents smart measures that farmers and estate managers can take to safeguard tea and coffee crops – and people’s livelihoods – from climate change.
Feature
30th April 2016
More equality and justice in climate action Why does gender equality matter in climate related programming? This event, hosted by Sam Bickersteth and Caroline Harper will gather experts from the social development, climate change and disaster risk reduction communities.
Feature
27th April 2016
All roads lead to the signing of the Paris Agreement - Where next? Kiran Sura, CDKN's Head of Advocacy Fund, is heartened by the signing ceremony for the Paris climate agreement in New York but says 'resting on our laurels is not an option'.
Feature
27th April 2016
After Paris: Developing countries look first to their own resources to deliver agreement  How are developing countries responding to the high ambitions in the Paris climate agreement? CDKN’s Sam Bickersteth and Mairi Dupar report on the diverse perspectives among countries where CDKN is supporting national climate plans and their delivery: includes insights from India, Ethiopia and more.
News
12th April 2016
To make good decisions, Africa needs its own climate knowledge Climate knowledge brokers gathered this month to identify the nature of the need and demand for capacity building in climate knowledge brokering in Africa and to explore different approaches to capacity building on the continent.
Event
5th April 2016
Understanding urban governance - Entry points for climate science Join the debate on how climate information can be used to plan for more resilient African cities. Sign up today for the livestreamed debate from the Future Climate for Africa programme and Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) research team on Friday 15th April.