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615
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1307
Feature
21st January 2021
Youth and innovation: Transforming Africa’s inherent adaptive capacity into action Paseka Lesolang, Youth, Innovation, Jobs and Industrialisation Coordinator at Global Water Pa
News
20th January 2021
Weather and climate information services urgently need more sustainable approach Effective climate change adaptation depends on strong, sustainable weather and climate information services. A new report and policy brief provide a roadmap for investing in sustainable capacity, based on African projects' experiences. 
Resource
20th January 2021
Video: Accelerating Adaptation in Africa CDKN has interviewed leading African scientists and climate change adaptation practitioners, to identify local solutions that can be learnt from and scaled up, to accelerate adaptation and contribute to a more climate-resilient future.
Resource
20th January 2021
Finance for Resilience: Building climate resilience through microfinance The first episode of CDKN's new podcast series explores the role of microfinance in building resilience at the community level.
Feature
19th January 2021
Climate change, gender and obstacles to small enterprises' adaptation - the case of Senegal Social, financial and technical constraints affect the adaptive capacity of women entrepreneurs in Senegal, says Mamadou Diop, Researcher, IED Afrique, Dakar. This is one of a series of blogs on ‘Accelerating adaptation action in Africa’ published by CDKN to frame the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit, January 2021.
Feature
18th January 2021
Accelerating adaptation in Africa The Africa segment of the Climate Adaptation Summit (25-26 January 2021) explored ways to accelerate adaptation action on the continent. CDKN invited leading climate change adaptation scientists and practitioners to provide their perspectives, in this specially-commissioned series of articles and videos.
Feature
16th January 2021
Building an enabling environment for inclusive rural wellbeing It is time to address capacity gaps in water users associations in Namibia and make the most of their potential to support adaptation to climate change – say Salma Hegga, Irene Kunamwene and Gina Ziervogel of the University of Cape Town. This is one of a series of blogs to frame the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit, January 2021.
Feature
15th January 2021
Putting local people at the centre of climate change adaptation Drawing from a wide range of case studies, Lucia Scodanibbio provides evidence for why climate change adaptation must be locally-led in order to be effective.
Feature
11th January 2021
Caloco, Philippines: Fisher folks are braving complex crises In Caloco, a village in the Municipality of Tinambac, the fishers’ community is opting for an alternative livelihood to deal with the dual crisis of the global pandemic and typhoon Pepito. This is the 29th story of the Voices from the Frontline series by ICCCAD and CDKN.
Feature
10th January 2021
What will it take for pastoral systems to adapt to climate change? Joseph Muhwanga and Mohammed Said consider the impacts of climate change on African drylands to date and in the future – and explore the potential for communities in these areas to keep prospering. This is one of a series of blogs on ‘Accelerating adaptation action in Africa’ published by CDKN to frame the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit, January 2021.
Feature
6th January 2021
The potential of climate change adaptation for agricultural enterprises There is tremendous economic growth potential for agricultural enterprises in East Africa, bu
Feature
21st December 2020
Keta, Ghana: Agribusiness offers women and youth greater food security during pandemic In Keta, a rural community of Ghana, a semi-pro basketball player is promoting agribusiness among women and youth to enhance food security during the  pandemic. Misper Apawu reports. This is the twenty-eighth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN.