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Regions

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Projects
313
Resources
612
Stories
1299
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Empowering women and transforming gender relations in the Volta delta, Ghana

This project focuses on raising awareness around the need to increase women’s access to land through changes in inheritance rights as well as to create opportunities for adaptive livelihoods within the Sogakope and Keta communities in Ghana.

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Mitigating the effects of climate change on grain quality and post-harvest losses in East Africa

This project focuses on promoting climate change adaptation initiatives that are designed to positively impact agricultural productivity in the grain sector, and therefore improve food security in the East African region.

News
27th January 2020
One Planet Fellowship applications now open for the next generation of African climate scientists The One Planet Fellowship is a $20 million initiative dedicated to supporting research on climate change adaptation. The Fellowship is an academic mentoring scheme which targets the next generation of African climate scientists. Applications close on 31st March 2020.
News
24th January 2020
New evidence to better inform infrastructure investments in Central and Southern Africa The four-year UMFULA research project has made substantial advances in understanding the current and future climate of central and southern Africa. Declan Conway of the Grantham Research Institute discusses how critical it is to know how climate risk may affect major infrastructural investments being planned and implemented in the region. 
Feature
23rd January 2020
RURBAN solution might be the answer for India's water management A new platform and set of tools developed by ICLEI-South Asia called ‘RURBAN Platform’ seeks to help city managers work in a more collaborative and ‘climate-smart’ way.
Resource
17th January 2020
Guide: The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Africa? CDKN has launched a new guide which unpacks the Special Report for decision-makers in Africa: 'The IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What's in it for Africa?'
Resource
16th January 2020
Guide: The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Latin America? CDKN has launched a new guide which unpacks the Special Report for decision-makers in Latin America: 'The IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What's in it for Latin America?'
Resource
16th January 2020
Guide: The IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: What’s in it for South Asia? This 'explainer' guide from CDKN pulls out key messages and graphics from the IPCC's recent Special Report that are of relevance to everyone in South Asia's diverse landscapes.
Resource
16th January 2020
Guide: The IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: What’s in it for Latin America? The frozen lands and coastal-marine environments of Latin America are affected by changes in the climate. These changes are detailed in the IPCC's recent Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a changing climate.
Resource
16th January 2020
Guide: The IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: What’s in it for Africa? This 'explainer' guide by CDKN, to the IPCC's Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, illuminates key issues for African readers.
News
14th January 2020
Connecting scientists and journalists to create engaging vital weather information Two new videos from the Weather Wise project show how climate scientists are working with journalists in Uganda to provide farmers and fishermen with appropriate information in an accessible format to help them adapt to changing weather patterns.
Feature
7th January 2020
How are Ugandan farmers adapting to climate change? How are Ugandan farmers adapting to climate change? By abandoning maize for new varieties of rice in response to changing weather patterns - found Isaiah Esipisu in this investigative report from Amuru district in the country’s north.