Africa

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Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
297
Event
10th October 2012
Clean Power Africa Conference, Cape Town The South African electricity system is faced with a trillema: how to generate sufficient electricity to meet the growing demand; how to ensure that people can afford electricity to meet their basic needs and avoid fuel poverty and how the grid can be decarbonised.
Resource
26th September 2012
INSIDE STORY: Direct access to the Adaptation Fund: Lessons from accrediting NIEs in Jamaica and Senegal Jamaica and Senegal were among the first countries to accredit National Implementing Entities (NIEs) to give them direct access to the international Adaptation Fund. This case study assesses their experience and lessons for others.
Feature
18th September 2012
Demystifying climate-smart agriculture - A private sector perspective What does climate-smart agriculture really mean? This blog argues that investment and expanding business in agriculture, when tied in a sustainable value chain, is always climate-smart.
News
17th September 2012
Rwanda, Emerging in a Changing Climate The film co-produced by CDKN and the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) documents the steps Rwanda has taken to simultaneously develop its economy and address the challenges of climate change.
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Project : ESMAP: Africa Clean Cooking Energy Solutions

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) estimates that by 2030 one billion people in sub-Saharan Africa will depend on biomass as their main energy source. Currently over 80% of people in sub-Saharann Africa depend on solid fuels such as charcoal and firewood– more than any other region in the world. CDKN is supporting the African Clean Cooking Initiative (ACCI), which is designed to support a market-driven approach to increase the use of clean cook stoves in Africa through addressing key market barriers.

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Project : Modelling the implications of socio-economic development of mitigation actions by developing countries

In considering mitigation actions, policy makers not only need to consider the costs and benefits of embarking on a low carbon development path, they also need to consider the socio-economic implications of any action. CDKN is supporting a research project which will develop cutting edge methodologies to link sectoral and economy wide models in order to address issues critical to the development of climate-compatible policy.

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Project : Climate-proofing the medium term plan in The Gambia

With support from CDKN, The Gambia revised its medium term plan - the Programme for Accelerated Growth and Employment (PAGE) - to integrate climate change into policies and actions. This was the first step towards developing a climate change strategy for the country.

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Project : ESMAP: The Lighting Africa Programme

The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) 2: Lighting Africa is a joint World Bank and International Finance Corporation programme, which works as a catalyst to make quality off-grid lighting products accessible to energy-poor households in several regions of the continent.

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Project : Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan - Subcomponent 8: Finance

Subcomponent 8 of the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan for Kenya will research and scope an appropriate financial mechanism for channeling climate finance in Kenya. It will also design and embed the mechanism for implementation.

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Project : Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan - Subcomponent 4: Priority NAMAs

Subcomponent 4 of the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan focuses on developing priority Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs).

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Project : Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan - Subcomponent 3: Adaptation Plan

Subcomponent 3 of the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan for Kenya will design and deliver a National Adaptation Plan for Kenya in alignment with national priorities.

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Project : Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan - Subcomponent 2: Policy Framework

Subcomponent 2 of the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) Action Plan exists to design and deliver a Climate Change Policy for Kenya with a supporting Regulatory Framework.