The potential of climate change adaptation for agricultural enterprises There is tremendous economic growth potential for agricultural enterprises in East Africa, bu

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.

Accelerating climate-resilient water management - Africa’s ambitious agenda for change What will it take for Africa to adapt sufficiently to climate change by 2050? What should stakeholders do to accelerate effective, inclusive climate change adaptation in Africa? Alex Simalabwi, Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) Southern Africa and Head of GWP Africa Coordination Unit, outlines the ambitious measures that governments and their international partners are already taking.  

Cape Town, South Africa: Urban farming on the rise to boost people’s food security In Cape Town, South Africa, civil society organisations are stepping up their efforts to ensure food security by supporting small-scale farming during COVID-19. Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar reports. This is the twenty-seventh in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN.

Wiki4Climate - improving the global knowledge on climate change through Wikipedia From 24th November to 1st December, 116 participants gathered online for Wiki4Climate, a week of Wikipedia editing on climate change topics, organised by FCFA and CDKN and with support from experienced Wikipedia editors. 

Kathmandu, Nepal: The plight of construction workers during the global pandemic In Kathmandu, Nepal, construction workers are particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fall-out. An individual construction manager is supporting his fellow workers with food and accommodation to make up for insufficient government support. Krishna Bahadur Khadka and Rubina Adhikari report.

Tracking progress towards long-term finance under the UNFCCC Kamleshan Pillay, Mairi Dupar and Lisa McNamara of CDKN report from the Long Term Finance wor

New tool launched to help East African grain farmers to manage climate risks Guy Rudolph of CDKN describes a new Climate Information for Grains tool, which is designed to help farmers respond to climate change.

New CDKN podcast on building climate resilience through microfinance CDKN has launched a new podcast series which looks at innovative, effective, accessible, and convenient ways of delivering emerging themes within climate finance

Citizen-led groups support inclusive adaptation to climate change Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Chair of the Weather Chasers Group in Malawi, sees how the group has developed into an energetic, dynamic force for environmental protection in the country and is part of a larger civil society movement for positive change.

Nature for recovery and resilience Alex McNamara, Water Lead of National Business Initiative (NBI), South Africa says that valui

What’s on the climate finance horizon in 2021? Latest progress update of UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance Kamleshan Pillay, Mairi Dupar and Lisa McNamara report from the Standing Committee on Finance meeting on 24 November 2020 - part of the virtual United Nations' Climate Dialogues.