Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
96
Resources
155
Stories
302
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3rd June 2013
OUTLOOK: Climate Negotiations Special Edition CDKN’s latest edition of Climate and Development Outlook (May 2013) turns the spotlight on the global climate negotiations, as nations gather in Bonn for meetings of the UNFCCC.
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30th May 2013
Strength in unity - African countries pool climate risks for better insurance against droughts Fatima Kassam explains how a groundbreaking extreme weather insurance scheme, coupled with capacity building services, can help African Union member states resist and recover from the ravages of drought.
Feature
22nd May 2013
What can Mozambique show us about making development choices in a changing climate? Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive of CDKN, asks what Mozambique can show us about making development choices in a changing climate
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Project : MAPS in Africa: Scoping the feasibility of MAPS processes and informing the potential development of a MAPS Academy in Africa

The purpose of this MAPS Africa project is to scope the feasibility of pursuing MAPS processes in selected African countries and contribute to the conceptual development of a MAPS Academy.

News
17th May 2013
Government of Ethiopia launches newsletter to support Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy The monthly newsletter will communicate lessons learned from implementing Ethiopia’s Climate Resilience and Green Economy (CRGE) strategy.
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Project : Delivering Ethiopia’s Sectoral Reduction Mechanism programme

The primary objective of this project is to build capacity within the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Agency to deliver its Sectoral Reduction Mechanism programme.

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8th May 2013
Bridging the gaps between climate risk research, community resilience, and policy formulation Innovative learning and sharing practices are linking researchers, communities and policy makers, helping coastal Ghanaians become climate resilient.
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Project : Communicating climate compatible development to the Kenyan private sector

CDKN is assisting the Kenya Private Sector Alliance in communicating climate compatible development to the Kenyan private sector.

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Project : Developing a carbon reduction, resources and opportunities toolkit for Kenya’s flower sector

Kenya’s flower sector contributed over £350 million to the national economy in 2011. The flower sector aims to develop a unified response to climate change through practical and localized accounting and management solutions for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy efficiency and water use.

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30th April 2013
Modelling the social costs of mitigation policies Efforts to curb GHG emissions within countries will have ripple effects throughout the economy. Computer models currently under development offer useful tools for policy makers to explore scenarios illustrating the social costs of different mitigation actions.
Resource
23rd April 2013
REPORT: Climate resilience and disaster risk management CDKN, in collaboration with partners across Asia, Africa and Latin America, is pleased to announce a new publication on Climate resilience and disaster risk management. It presents recent results from CDKN-supported projects to assess vulnerability and mainstream climate resilience into development planning.
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Project : AMCOW Capacity Building – Building capacity for climate resilient decision-making in water investments

This project aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of planning departments in ministries and local governments in eight African countries by integrating water security and climate resilience into water-related development planning.