Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
96
Resources
155
Stories
302
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Project : Renewable Energy Empowerment in Sierra Leone: A Vision to Electrify Rural Sierra Leone

This project aims to build a national renewable energy knowledge base for Sierra Leone from which an inclusive and participatory national renewable energy policy may be developed.

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6th March 2013
Tracking climate finance Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on tracking climate finance
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6th March 2013
Improving coherence and delivery of climate finance Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on improving coherence and delivery of climate finance
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6th March 2013
Mobilising resources and financial instruments Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on mobilising resources and financial instruments
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6th March 2013
Preparing to access and accessing the finance Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on preparing to access and accessing the finance
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6th March 2013
Defining the role of the private sector and the facility Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on defining the role of the private sector and the facility
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6th March 2013
Discussing the structure and organisation of the GCF Climate finance advisory service - recommended reading on the structure and organisation of the GCF
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6th March 2013
Climate finance advisory service - recommended reading Sven Harmeling of Germanwatch introduces the Climate Finance Advisory Service’s ‘Recommended reading guide’ to topical issues in climate finance, and invites readers to contribute their ideas.
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6th March 2013
Audiovisual shows bring climate research findings directly to African farmers Carolyn Fry interviews Fatema Rajabali, Climate Change Convenor at IDS, about the Climate Photo-audio Project which is using slideshows as a form of digital storytelling to make research findings accessible to farmers in east Africa
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Project : Ecosystems-based approaches to building resilience in urban areas: Making the case for a framework for smart decision-making criteria

Ecosystem-based adaptation is listed in the Durban Adaptation Charter as a priority action for local and sub-national governments. This project brings together urban practitioners, policy makers and the scientific community/leading thinkers to draft a “framework” for smart decision-making criteria around Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and ecosystems management for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

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1st March 2013
Africa’s climate change networks debate how to mobilise knowledge for climate action At a meeting of Africa’s climate change knowledge brokers, delegates sought answers to three big questions in the quest to make their networks function effectively. Lisa McNamara of CDKN Africa reports
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Project : Building the climate resilience of the coffee value chain in Uganda through stakeholder dialogues

This project will provide an innovative platform for dialogue on climate risk management among actors along the Ugandan coffee value chain, from production to export. The overall goal is to support the mainstreaming of climate risks into agriculture value chains in Uganda to promote the sustainable and equitable growth.