Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
298
Resource
25th March 2015
Image of Akosombo power station, Ghana Image of Akosombo power station, which supplies Ghana and half of Togo with energy.
Resource
24th March 2015
Image of Alexandria harbour, Egypt Image of Alexandria harbour, Egypt
Resource
24th March 2015
Woman cycling across a flooded bridge in Burkina Faso Image of woman cycling across a bridge in Burkina Faso
Resource
24th March 2015
Image of agricultural land along Morocco's coast Image of agricultural land along Morocco's coast
Feature
24th March 2015
Lessons from the INDC process in The Gambia The Gambia has embarked on developing its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) for submission to the UNFCCC in advance of the anticipated Paris agreement this year. A team from Climate Analytics looks at some initial lessons from the process so far.
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Project : Future Climate For Africa: The political economy of long-lived decisions in Africa

The study of the Political Economy of long-lived decisions in Africa will provide a focused analysis that will allow the Future Climate For Africa programme to leverage the research impact of the RPCs through advisory support.

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Completed
Project : Future Climate For Africa Applied Research Fund: Economics, political economy and behavioural science study

This project will analyse the types of development decisions that should be actively accounting for future (10 years +) climate in decisions taken today.

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Completed
Future Climate For Africa: Applied research fund Scientific Capacity Development (SCD) study

This study will answer a central question for Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) in its inception phase: What Scientific Capacity Development (SCD) options wok best in specific African contexts?

Feature
16th March 2015
An urban Africa By 2050, Africa’s urban dwellers are projected to have increased from 400 million to 1.2 billion and the majority of this growth is expected to occur in informal settlements. CDKN's Charlotte Scott looks at the numbers and what they mean for urban development in Africa.
Feature
9th March 2015
How do we measure adaptation? How do we effectively measure and enhance adaptation? Saleemul Huq, Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, looks at possible alternative answers, all of which will be further discussed at the 9th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation.
News
5th March 2015
Decarbonisation campaign could make impact in Ghana The global movement of campaigners for clean energy is growing at a fast pace, but not everyone is hearing the call. Kofi Adu Domfeh, a journalist partaking in the CDKN-supported Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) climate journalism fellowship, reflects on the situation in Ghana.
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Completed
Project : Research and support on adaptation and equity in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)

The World Resources Institute (WRI) is working to clarify the issues of adaptation and equity in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for developing countries, via in-country support to Ethiopia and Colombia, and the production of a working paper providing guidance to developing countries on adaptation.