Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
96
Resources
155
Stories
302
Resource
18th June 2014
Silhouette of farmer, East Africa To accompany the report What’s in it for Africa, CDKN is offering high-quality images for use by developing country journalists when writing on the contents of the report. This image shows the silhouette of a farmer in his fields in East Africa.
Feature
17th June 2014
What is the role of government in building local adaptive capacity? In a series of articles from the 8th Community-based Adaptation (CBA) conference, Mutie Nzau, from the Government of Kenya, outlines the ten ways Government can support local adaptation.
Feature
13th June 2014
Moving CBA from planning to implementation In a series of articles from the 8th Community-based Adaptation (CBA) conference, Sihaba Haji Vuai, from the Government of Zanzibar, reflects on why local financing now needs to deliver concrete results.
News
11th June 2014
Working with informality to build climate resilience in African cities Building climate resilience in African cities poses opportunities and challenges - in the face of rapidly expanding informal settlements. A short film from CDKN brings the issues to life.
Feature
5th June 2014
Zambia, a country on the move Blaise Dobson reflects on games played and lessons learnt from a recent workshop in Zambia as part of the Future Climate for Africa scoping phase.
Feature
2nd June 2014
Climate action - Diplomats’ discussions yield four themes for 2014 The Gambia’s Special Climate Envoy Pa Ousman Jarju identifies four themes for action on climate change in the UN negotiations and beyond.
Feature
2nd June 2014
Gender inequality and urban informality Charlotte Scott argues that climate compatible development in growing informal settlements requires a broader understanding of the impacts of climate change on women to build truly adaptive and inclusive cities.
News
27th May 2014
The gender dimension to climate compatible development CDKN's global team discusses the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and the need to include a gender dimension in the planning process for climate compatible development.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Economic assessment of the impacts of climate change in Uganda

This study informed Uganda’s National Climate Change Policy by directing investments where they are most needed to safeguard the Ugandan economy from the adverse impacts of climate change.

Feature
26th May 2014
Africa Water Week Klas Sandström, from NIRAS, argues that climate resilient development in African will require a greater focus on the strategic level, as Africa Water Week kicks off in Dakar, Senegal.
Feature
21st May 2014
Climate proofing energy services in West Africa Maryse Labriet from HELIO talks to CDKN about the recent findings from the TIPEE energy assesments in West Africa, and what this means for climate resilience in the region.
Resource
20th May 2014
Inside Story : A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique This report looks at the project Public Private People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development (4PCCD) in Maputo, Mozambique, which, through experimenting with different forms of participatory planning, aimed to identify local priorities for climate-related action, along with the key actors and resources needed to make it happen.