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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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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.
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7th September 2023
CDKN at Adaptation Futures 2023 The seventh edition of Adaptation Futures (AF2023), hosted by Ouranos, the Government of Canada and the United Nations’ World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP), will take place in Montréal from 2-6 October. AF2023 will be a critical meeting point to advance discussion about climate change adaptation in an increasingly complex world. CDKN will be co-hosting three sessions and co-leading a masterclass. Find out more and register below.
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7th September 2023
Opportunity: CLARE Roster of Experts - Research-to-action services in Africa and Asia The Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) programme has announced a call for Expressions of Interest (EoI). The call will establish a roster of climate experts for short term assignments to mobilise existing research into use in a variety of decision-making contexts. Submit your EoI before 31 October 2023.
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23rd August 2023
CDKN at Africa Climate Week 2023 Africa Climate Week (ACW) and the Africa Climate Summit (ACS), both hosted by the Government of Kenya, will run concurrently from 4-8 September in Nairobi. The first of four Regional Climate Weeks, ACW aims to build momentum ahead of COP28 and the conclusion of the first global stocktake, designed to chart the way for fulfilling the Paris Agreement's key goals. CDKN will be hosting two sessions at ACW and one session at ACS. Find out more below.