Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
106
Resources
156
Stories
302
News
4th March 2024
Opportunity: Call for applications to the CABES MSc. Programme Applications are now open for the CABES MSc. programme in Managing Science-Policy-Practice Interfaces for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SPIBES). The programme aims to provide students across Western, Eastern and Central Africa with broad, high-quality knowledge and skills needed to navigate science-policy-practice interfaces for biodiversity conservation and sustainable transformation. Find out more and apply.
Event
29th February 2024
CDKN at the Gobeshona Global Conference 2024 The fourth annual Gobeshona Global Conference, organised by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) took place virtually from 1-8 March. The conference focused on learning and collaboration around the eight principles for locally-led adaptation and resilience. CDKN participated in two virtual sessions.
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29th February 2024
Plenty of fish in the tank and seeds in the water for Uganda’s city farmers In Uganda, urban dwellers are transforming small spaces into fish farms and vegetable gardens using ADMIRE aquaponic kits. Initiated by Sample Uganda, the ADMIRE projects are providing affordable, eco-friendly food sources and inspiring sustainable entrepreneurship in urban areas. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
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27th February 2024
West African home owners soon to offer ‘Nubian vault’ climate credits Nubian Vaults, made of mud, stones and water, offer affordable, eco-friendly housing in West Africa. French organisation, Association la Voûte Nubienne (AVN), has built over 7,000 Nubian Vaults and aims to certify carbon credits, incentivising more sustainable housing and positively impacting both the climate and livelihoods in the Sahel. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
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20th February 2024
Kenyan inventor’s eco-friendly product feeds dairy goat economy In Kisumu County, Kenya, innovator Joe Ouko develops eco-friendly goat feed, boosting the dairy goat economy. Ouko's locally-led initiative showcases the integration of traditional wisdom and modern science in climate-resilient agriculture. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
News
12th February 2024
#Art4Resilience: Announcing the 2023 Knowledge-into-Use award winners The Resilience Evidence Coalition, a network consisting of the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), CDKN and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), has announced the second round of the Knowledge-into-Use awards. The awards celebrate creativity, embrace innovation and showcase the latest resilience evidence.
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6th February 2024
Locally-Led Adaptation: From risk to resilience, a story from Ghana's Upper West Region In Ghana's Upper West Region, communities face multiple climate risks but demonstrate resilience through locally-led adaptation strategies. CDKN Ghana's engagements in districts like Lawra, Nandom and Jirapa highlight innovative approaches such as dry season gardening and community-led initiatives. Despite challenges, these communities showcase the power of local leadership, resourcefulness and inclusive communication in building resilience.
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8th December 2023
Strengthening connections between biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation in science-policy processes CDKN’s Nadia Sitas and Fatema Rajabali reflect on a recent Africa-focused training provided to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) national focal points. This learning continues to inform how CDKN will support and strengthen biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation to build resilience, protect life and foster sustainable land management which are priorities for countries and global frameworks alike.
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7th December 2023
Climate Justice: Youth perspectives from the global South In October, the Justice in a Changing Climate project announced the recipients of eleven climate justice awards of $2,000 each to implement climate justice projects of their choosing in their communities. This video shares some of the diverse perspectives of youth on climate justice.
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5th December 2023
Empowering climate action: Insights from the CDKN programme in Ghana The third phase of the CDKN programme was launched in Ghana in October, marking a significant step in implementing innovative climate action in line with existing climate-related national policies, strategies and plans. Some of these include the National Adaptation Plan, the Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the National Youth Climate Action Plan (NYCAP).
Event
1st December 2023
CDKN at COP28 The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC will take place from 30 November-12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). CDKN will have a busy COP28 programme and we look forward to meeting you at the multiple sessions we are co-convening with our partners.
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29th November 2023
Lessons for the GST: Learning from local adaptation pioneers to enhance transformational climate action A headline finding of the first-ever UNFCCC Global Stocktake (GST) is that countries need to support “systems transformations” that mainstream climate resilient development to step up our response to the climate crisis. But how can UN member states at COP28 respond to this call without a tangible sense of what this looks like in practice?