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Feature
7th May 2019
The case for gender approaches to urban resilience: Experience from Coyuca A commitment to applying a 'gender perspective' to climate-smart planning in Coyuca, Mexico brought to light some uncomfortable truths about bias against women. As a result, local government, researchers and community members are more aware of how women's and girls' wellbeing must be addressed through climate resilience programmes.
Feature
2nd May 2019
Resilience strategy tackles climate change, governance, gender inequality in coastal Mexico An innovative action research project in Mexico has created a gender-sensitive, local climate change strategy, which recognises how women and men are affected differently by climate change impacts and everyone has a role to play in creating climate solutions. It could provide inspiration for integrated approaches to building resilience in other small and medium-sized cities.
News
25th April 2019
Resilience Cities Asia-Pacific Congress results in ‘Delhi Call for Action’ The Resilience Cities Asia-Pacific 2019 Congress held in New Delhi, India from 15-17 April 2019 has resulted in a ‘Delhi Call for Action’ – which urges climate change adaptation and urban resilience that is socially inclusive and in harmony with nature.
Feature
18th April 2019
Climate information to help combat malaria in Ethiopia An initiative called ENACTS has made climate information easier for Ethiopian health professionals to access and use. This has helped them to pinpoint which districts will be most exposed to the climatic conditions that foster the spread of malaria – and to better target malaria control measures.
Feature
9th April 2019
Devastating floods over Malawi - An experience to learn from Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema of the Future Climate for Africa programme gives her personal perspective on how Malawi has been affected by Cyclone Idai and how the country can become more resilient to future extreme weather.
Feature
4th April 2019
Climate change leads Ethiopian herders to retrain as farmers Climate change is changing the way of life that Ethiopian pastoralists have followed for millennia. Sebastian Malo reports on how the herders are adapting and learning to cope.
Feature
29th March 2019
Tri-national Development Council could boost South American cooperation on climate In the flood-prone ‘tri-border area’ of South America, local leaders have made progress in developing the institutions to tackle climate vulnerability.
News
22nd March 2019
Novel tool unveiled for climate risk profiling and adaptation Last week, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched an online climate risk profiling and adaptation tool, the Green Book, for local government decision-makers across South Africa.
Feature
21st March 2019
‘Big data’ to help plan for climate shocks in East Africa A new digitally-based tool, incorporating up-to-date climate information and many other kinds of social and economic data, is being created to help African policy-makers better respond to their constituents' development needs. Leonie Joubert reports.
Feature
15th March 2019
Pioneering climate change curricula in southern Africa A CDKN-funded master's curriculum development project has taken off in southern Africa and is now being implemented by several universities in the region.
News
14th March 2019
African Climate Risks Conference 2019 Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) is organising an African Climate Risks Conference that will take place from 7 - 9 October 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The call for abstracts is now open.
Resource
9th March 2019
Guide: Smart Incentives for Mini-Grids through Retail Tariff and Subsidy Design This paper focuses on the key building blocks of mini-grid tariff and subsidy. Companion case studies may be developed in cooperation with AMG-CoP members, and additional work products will be developed in consultation with the AMG-CoP.