Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
96
Resources
155
Stories
302
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Project : Envisioning the mainstreaming of climate change mitigation and adaptation in Lake Victoria Local Authorities development planning

An Innovation Fund project designed to use participatory processes to involve local stakeholders in mainstreaming climate adaptation into Local Authority planning.

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Project : Building climate resilience through risk communication in Ghana’s growing coastal cities

This research project aims to promote the use of climate change risk factors as common indicators for integrating climate compatible development and policy processes in Ghana.

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Project : A 'Public Private People Partnership' for climate compatible development in Maputo (4PCCD)

4PCCD is a project examining the potential of partnerships between public, private and civil society actors to bridge the gap between rhetoric and action in climate change policy.

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Project : Strengthening climate resilience and water security in Africa

CDKN is supporting the work of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) to develop a framework to help develop investment and financing strategies to promote water security for climate resilient development in Africa.

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Project : Offsetting carbon for Zambia’s smallholder farmers

Smallholder farmers in developing countries face major barriers to carbon financing: additionality and permanence. This project researched the value of a carbon offset programme that enables Zambian smallholders to plant nitrogen-fixing agroforestry species, as well as improving cost effectiveness through innovative contract design.

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Project : Rwanda - National Climate and Environment Fund (FONERWA)

The Government of Rwanda is developing a national climate change and environment fund to ensure sustainable financing is accessible to support environmental sustainability, resilience to climate change and green growth.

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Project : Monitoring impacts of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation

A multi-partner alliance project to investigate the benefits of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry.

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Project : Forecast-based humanitarian decisions: designing tools and processes to link knowledge with action

This project embeds science into humanitarian work, designing participatory games and other innovative tools for smart forecast-based decisions. The goal is to manage climate risks and promote effective responses for development and adaptation in Africa across various sectors, time scales, and spatial scales of decision.