South Africa

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Region: South Africa

South Africa:

Projects
8
Resources
9
Stories
40
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Embedding climate change into university curriculum in southern Africa

This CDKN project worked with universities in southern Africa to strengthen their contributions to addressing climate change in the region.

Feature
16th September 2015
Mandy Barnett on climate adaptation projects as a framework for investment Mandy Barnett of the South African National Biodiversity Institute on how climate adaptation projects should form the basis of a framework of investment and how National Implementing Entities - the organisations accredited to receive money from the Adaptation Fund - can benefit their home countries.
Feature
16th March 2015
An urban Africa By 2050, Africa’s urban dwellers are projected to have increased from 400 million to 1.2 billion and the majority of this growth is expected to occur in informal settlements. CDKN's Charlotte Scott looks at the numbers and what they mean for urban development in Africa.
Feature
19th November 2014
Why train journalists on climate change? Following the IPCC AR5 outreach events, which included the training of journalists, CDKN Africa’s Claire Mathieson argues that the media has an ethical obligation to report on climate change wherever possible – even in ‘unrelated’ stories.
Resource
7th August 2014
Report: The impact of climate change on food security among coastal communities of Keiskamma, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa For this project, The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security Among Coastal Communities of Keiskamma, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, a multidisciplinary team from universities and NGOs worked with the communities to map out a better future in the face of climatic uncertainty.
Resource
6th August 2014
REPORT: Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa Applying insights from research on energy projects in low-income households in South Africa, this article, Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa, suggests that the successful use of PoA in developing countries is contingent on establishing an appropriate institutional framework, building local capacity, increasing institutional learning around project development, and harmonising evolving carbon finance mechanism.
Feature
25th June 2014
SARUA publishes results of its regional climate change mapping study A new knowledge framework by the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) highlights opportunities for universities to work together for the benefit of climate compatible development in the region. Read more about the mapping studies in each Southern African country.
Feature
15th May 2014
From global models to local decisions Jon Padgam explains the challenges and opportunities for linking climate information with user needs in Africa.
Feature
10th April 2014
Building leadership on local level adaptation Jenny Clover from ICLEI Africa reflects on efforts to establish a community of practice around Ecosystems-based Adaptation approaches within African cities
Feature
11th February 2014
Moving beyond a 'mitigation first' approach to development Development is the overriding policy priority in developing countries, a critical factor when considering climate mitigation efforts from a domestic developing country perspective.
News
6th February 2014
Workshop drives south-south collaboration in modelling the costs of mitigation actions A group of southern research institutions are breaking new ground in understanding the socio-economic costs of mitigation actions, like carbon taxes, on national economies.
Feature
20th December 2013
Capacity development is key to aiding smart decision-making Beatrice Mosello is cautiously optimistic about current work to assist African policy makers integrate water security and climate resilience into development planning.