Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
298
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10th January 2013
Pilot projects in limbo awaiting REDD+ financing Ghanaian businessman John Addaquay believes REDD+ can jump-start sustainable agriculture. Private investors, however, won’t take the plunge until they know what works and his quest for pilot funding from international donors shows how daunting that can be.
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Project : iCoast - Understanding the fiscal regulatory mechanisms necessary to achieve climate compatible development in the coastal zone

Coasts are regions of great importance for human well-being and are of national economic importance for coastal states. Coastal ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services supporting a significant proportion of the world’s population, particularly in developing countries, but are some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change.

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4th January 2013
Erratic rainfall makes the future uncertain Kevin Henry, Project Manager of CARE’s 'Where the Rain Falls' project interviews farmer and research participant Napandaela Nicodemu, about what it means to live with uncertain rainfall.
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1st January 2013
Understanding how rainfall affects food security and migration How does climate variability, especially changes in rainfall patterns, affect the livelihoods of rural households in developing countries? CARE and the UN University explore this and many other rainfall, food security questions in their initiative, Where the Rain Falls.
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21st December 2012
Private sector engagement on disaster risk management and climate change adaptation CDKN is seeking a supplier for a project in the Horn of Africa and Sahel regions which will investigate public-private sector partnerships and innovations around disaster resilience, improve understanding of the private sector’s role in building disaster resilience and results and experiences through digital media.
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20th December 2012
Kenya – Communicating climate compatible development with the private sector CDKN is seeking a supplier to use Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan as a basis for communicating key climate change messages to the Kenyan private sector.
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19th December 2012
Forecasts benefit farmers at risk from weather extremes Richard Ewbank, Climate Advisor to Christian Aid, reports on an initiative in Kenya that is helping farmers finely tune their cropping decisions to seasonal weather variations
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13th December 2012
Doha talks highlight loss and damage - and leave much work ahead Sam Bickersteth, Mairi Dupar and Dan Hamza-Goodacre of CDKN provide an overview of UN climate talks in Doha, Qatar, and the work remaining to be done to achieve ambitious, global action on climate change.
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6th December 2012
Kenya takes a big step forward on climate action Kenya is launching a Climate Change Action Plan that will place climate change at the centre of the country's development. Helen Baker reports on the strides Kenya has made in meeting the climate change challenge, and introduces a short film where stakeholders share their hopes for what the Action Plan will achieve for Kenya and her citizens.
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6th December 2012
Women to inject new energy into climate and development policies CoP18 in Doha may be remembered as the conference where women’s voices rang out for change. Mairi Dupar of CDKN reports.
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30th November 2012
COP18 - Follow our daily updates from the CDKN team in Doha Please join CDKN in person, or follow our events on our website and twitter, as CoP18 unfolds in Doha.
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30th November 2012
Planning for climate compatible development What do Kenya, Pakistan and Peru have in common? At first glance, the countries appear very different - but at a learning event convened by CDKN at UNFCCC CoP18 in Doha, it was revealed that they share remarkably similar goals and challenges around integrating climate change and development.