Africa

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Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
297
Resource
8th June 2012
INSIDE STORY: South Africa's municipal integrated development plans The municipalities of Cape Town and eThekwini have been early movers in mainstreaming climate change within their municipals. This CDKN Inside Story argues that mainstreaming climate change into IDPs is necessary but not sufficient to achieve climate compatible development.
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Project : Supporting the Mozambique Climate Change and Development country programme

The Government of Mozambique with the support of different partners including CDKN, has developed the Mozambique Climate Change and Development (CCD) Combined Work Programme. This work programme is a direct response to climate change as Mozambique is one of Africa's most vulnerable countries to climate change.

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Completed
Project : Climate-proofing energy systems and policies in Cameroon and Togo

The TIPEE tool was developed by HELIO International to help policy makers check how well national energy policies are contributing to ecodevelopment (sustainable and equitable development).

Feature
31st May 2012
Who's afraid of a low carbon price? Guest blogger Jamal Gore of Carbon Clear argues for why political will is needed to drive up global carbon prices.
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Completed
Project : Trilateral cooperation on low carbon zones in Africa

This project scoped the potential for trilateral cooperation between China, Africa and the EU on the development of Low Carbon Zones (LCZs) in African countries, focussing on Ethiopia and Zambia.

Feature
27th May 2012
lessons of the IPCC SREX report for Africa CDKN's Sam Bickersteth and Lisa McNamara report from an outreach event for the IPCC's SREX report in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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20th May 2012
Bringing climate change disaster planning into the boardroom CDKN launches its new report ‘Tackling Exposure; Placing Disaster Risk Management at the Heart of National Economic and Fiscal Policy’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Addis Ababa on Thursday 9 May.
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17th May 2012
slow work on emissions reductions talks Climate negotiators have gathered in Bonn, Germany until 25 May to take forward the commitments made at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Durban last December. Authors from CDKN and LRI take the temperature of the talks.
Resource
15th May 2012
In conversation with... Mr Bai Mass Taal, AMCOW Executive Secretary Mr Bai Mass Taal, Executive Secretary of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), discuss
Feature
15th May 2012
New framework launched - 'Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilient Development' The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) launched the CDKN-supported 'Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilient Development' at Africa Water Week in Cairo on 14 May. The Framework will help decision makers and practitioners in Africa integrate climate resilience into water plans and investments.
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Completed
Project : Knowledge brokers collaboration: integrating global climate information and regional adaptation portals

This joint initiative between three knowledge brokers aims to advance the user demand-driven development, refinement and cross-linking between weADAPT, the Climate Information Portal (CIP) and AfricaAdapt.

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9th May 2012
GUIDE: Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy The CDKN Guide to Tackling Exposure considers whether economic and fiscal planning at national levels can reduce exposure to disasters, before considering the necessary steps countries must take to achieve economic development in a more climate-resilient way.