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25th November 2023
What micro-grants teach us about funding locally-led research The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) micro-grants programme offers a potentially powerful model for devolved financing that supports community-led action research for adaptation. This blog forms part of a series from the Africa Regional Resilience Hub in the lead up to COP28. Along with other regions in the global South, the Regional Hubs work to amplify regional voices to global decision-making spaces, with a particular focus on communities and underrepresented and lesser heard voices.
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24th November 2023
The power of culture, arts and heritage in shaping climate resilience in Africa Salma Sabour, Networking Coordinator for a National Geographic project, shares how culture - blending arts, heritage and indigenous wisdom - can empower individuals for just and climate-resilient futures in Africa. This blog forms part of a series from the Africa Regional Resilience Hub in the lead up to COP28. Along with other regions in the global South, the Regional Hubs work to amplify regional voices to global decision-making spaces, with a particular focus on communities and underrepresented and lesser heard voices.
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22nd November 2023
Embracing mosaic and multiverse approaches in farmer-centred co-creation for African agriculture Insights gathered by ARIN and ARA on smallholder agriculture highlight the value of indigenous knowledge and farmer-centric approaches in co-creating a more resilient and sustainable agricultural future. This blog forms part of a series from the Africa Regional Resilience Hub in the lead up to COP28. Along with other regions in the global South, the Regional Hubs work to amplify regional voices to global decision-making spaces, with a particular focus on communities and underrepresented and lesser heard voices.
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21st November 2023
Climate change risk - A weightier concern than investment risks: How changing risk perceptions can unlock climate action in Africa Phatsimo Rahman, from SouthSouthNorth, shares her insights on various events relating to climate finance and just transitions held during Africa Climate Week 2023. This blog forms part of a series from the Africa Regional Resilience Hub in the lead up to COP28. Along with other regions in the global South, the Regional Hubs work to amplify regional voices to global decision-making spaces, with a particular focus on communities and underrepresented and lesser heard voices.
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10th November 2023
Reflections on SOCAP and the private sector world of impact investment Karen Hildahl from FFLA-CDKN Latin America shares her learnings from impact investment private sector perspectives relevant to locally-led adaptation, gender equality and social inclusion and Water Funds in Latin America.
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25th October 2023
Ethiopia's community of practice for gender equity and social inclusion in climate change actions Arsema Andargatchew and Robi Redda from CDKN reflect on the second meeting of Ethiopia's national community of practice for Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in Climate Change actions. The community’s ambitious yet realistic plans include gender-responsive policy analysis and fund mobilisation strategies, all guided by five key pillars of action.
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Africa Regional Resilience Hub

The Africa Regional Resilience Hub plays a central role in elucidating and communicating regional priorities, actions, solutions and challenges to be amplified at the global scale.

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12th October 2023
Unlocking climate finance for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in coastal Bangladesh Makame Mahmud and Jubaer Rashid of CDKN Asia share their insights on a project that assessed climate financing opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bangladesh's southwestern coastal areas. The region is known for agriculture, aquaculture and handicrafts, with women entrepreneurs playing a significant role. Sector-specific impacts are identified and key recommendations are outlined for improving the climate resilience of MSMEs in the region.
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10th October 2023
Climate justice awards: Youth leaders announced CDKN, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) have announced the 30 sponsored participants to attend the Landscape Leadership Workshop and Global Landscapes Forum from 9-12 October 2023. Of these participants, 11 are recipients of CDKN's climate justice awards, supporting young climate leaders in Africa to implement an activity or process in their communities, landscapes or seascapes that envisions or advances climate justice.
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21st September 2023
Resilience Evidence Forum Synthesis Report: Prioritising collective goals and scaling solutions This report captures the key messages that emerged from the Resilience Evidence Forum, held in Cape Town from 20-22 June 2023. The report is based on the latest evidence and methodological advancements across different scales of analysis, as well as different cross-cutting themes. It emphasises the need to prioritise resilience as a collective goal, showcases success stories and outlines principles for scaling evidence-based solutions.
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21st September 2023
How can grants effectively support locally-led adaptation: Three key insights from Africa Climate Week Guy Rudolph and Esperanza Karaho from CDKN share their insights from a breakfast discussion held on the sidelines of Africa Climate Week in Nairobi. The gathering involved both grant-makers and grant recipients and focused on answering the question: ‘How can we design our funding programmes to best support locally-led adaptation?’
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20th September 2023
Ecosystem-based approaches for just climate action in African cities: Seven takeaways from Africa Climate Week CDKN, ICLEI Africa, PlanAdapt and World Resources Institute colleagues reflect on a recent session held at Africa Climate Week that focused on the importance of equitable ecosystem-based approaches as a means to address climate challenges. Several nature-based solution pathways for action are highlighted that have the greatest potential for driving change in African cities.