Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
96
Resources
155
Stories
302
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19th January 2015
POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in Malawi (FCFA) A new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme suggests that decision-makers in Malawi aren't making best use of medium- to long-term climate information that could help them reduce the risks from higher temperatures, variable rainfall and rising sea levels.
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16th January 2015
POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in coastal Ghana and Mozambique Accra, Ghana and Maputo, Mozambique face many development challenges, such as poor transport and drainage infrastructure, as a result of inadequate regulation and law enforcement. Climate change could lead to flooding and coastal erosion and will compound these challenges. Could better use of climate information in planning hold the answer? A new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme and CDKN lays out some options.
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16th January 2015
POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in Rwanda (FCFA) Climate change and extreme weather are already taking a toll on Rwanda. The country suffers floods and landslides, and variable rainfall affects farming, causing soil erosion and droughts. Scientists predict future climate change that could make these problems worse. How should decision-makers respond? A new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme and CDKN explores some options.
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16th January 2015
POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in Zambia Zambia's climate is bound to change in the coming decades - as climate change takes hold globally. How should policy-makers and investors take these climate risks into account? That’s the subject of a new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa programme and CDKN.
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16th January 2015
POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information for large-scale hydropower planning in sub-Saharan Africa How could Africa’s changing climate affect the performance of large dams, decades from now? And what should policy-makers and investors be doing about it? That's the subject of a new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa programme and CDKN.
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15th January 2015
What attracts donors to Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)? Projects selected by the NAMA Facility for support offer great insight for governments looking to develop their own NAMAs. The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands investigates.
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5th January 2015
What does climate change mean for port infrastructure in Africa? What is the use of climate services for decision making in the ports sector? A Future Climate for Africa study investigates.
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29th December 2014
Using climate services for more climate-resilient planning and policy-making in Malawi A pilot study of the Future Climate for Africa looks at the current nature of climate-resilient planning and policy-making and the extent to which climate services are currently engaged in Malawi.
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24th December 2014
Fossil fuels won’t benefit Africa in absence of sound environmental policies Miriam Gathigah of International Press Services argues that fossil fuels will only have short term benefits and are unlikely to revive African economies.
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24th December 2014
Costing of climate impacts helps Uganda prepare for climate finance Undertaking an economic impact of climate change on key sectors is Uganda's first step in making the case for more climate-resilient investments - domestically and internationally. Mairi Dupar, CDKN's Global Public Affairs Coordinator, reports on progress to date.
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Gender Equality and Climate Compatible Development

The international community has long agreed on the importance of making gender issues a core consideration in international and domestic policy processes. However, in practice, the gender dimension of development, adaptation and mitigation projects has often been ignored or overlooked. When development and climate-related projects do give attention to gender, the discourse tends to focus on two predominant themes.

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13th December 2014
Water scarcity is a danger sign – time to innovate, and fast Freshwater is under acute pressure from climate change in North Africa and the Caribbean, COP20 delegates heard on Wednesday. Experts from countries as diverse as Algeria and Belize urged visionary leadership from politicians to protect natural resources, reports CDKN's Mairi Dupar from Lima, Peru.