Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
96
Resources
155
Stories
302
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Supporting the LEAD-Africa 2012 Fellowship Programme

CDKN is assisting the creation of transformational African leadership by supporting the Pan African Session of the 2012 LAFP.

Feature
20th July 2013
New study sheds light on the Nigerian off-grid solar market A recent workshop in Lagos presented an exciting first glimpse into the findings of the Lighting Africa market intelligence research on the opportunities and challenges for off-grid solar in Nigeria.
Feature
16th July 2013
Securing safe water in sub-Saharan Africa An innovative programme currently being piloted in Uganda hopes to address the issue of contaminated water through financial incentives for the maintenance of safe water sources and adequate hygiene. If successful, it may provide a model to be used elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Feature
10th July 2013
Carbon markets - bad to the bone? Carbon markets have seen a turbulent decade and many flaws remain, but they may still offer a decisive weapon in the fight against anthropogenic climate change, argues Max Horstink.
Feature
1st July 2013
Too important to leave to chance How a chance meeting in Maputo resulted in a productive collaboration and highlighted the need to approach inter-project learning through greater donor coordination efforts.
News
1st July 2013
Electric taxi pilot programme to launch in selected Ethiopian cities The second edition of the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Agency's CRGE Highlights newsletter leads with a feature on dVentus, an Ethiopian engineering firm piloting an electric taxi programme in selected cities with government assistance.
News
1st July 2013
New climate fund FONERWA a game changer in Rwanda The Government of Rwanda signs an historic agreement with the UK, capitalising its new climate fund, Fonds National de l’Environnement (FONERWA), with £22.5 million support from DfID, making it the largest demand-based climate fund in Africa.
News
21st June 2013
Kampala launch enjoys constructive stakeholder input and media coverage A CDKN funded project to mainstream climate risks into the Ugandan coffee value chain enjoyed a promising start with a widely broadcasted and well attended launch in Kampala.
News
19th June 2013
Mainstreaming climate change resilience into development planning in the Gambia Isatou F. Camara from the Gambian Ministry of Finance and economic affairs reviews the political will, policy frameworks and implementing projects the Gambia has demonstrated in integrating climate risks into development planning.
News
18th June 2013
MAPS Facilitator Training Course - Africa The MAPS Programme, with support from CDKN, is pleased to call for participation in its second Facilitator Training Course with a specific focus on training practitioners from South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia.
Feature
9th June 2013
Mozambique - Improving human health through climate resilience and disaster risk reduction A new CDKN-commissioned report presents significant progress in understanding the health impacts of climate change in Mozambique.
News
3rd June 2013
Cultivating fields of change This START publication synthesises findings from African 16 research projects on global environmental change, agriculture, and food security.