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.
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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.
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.
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8th March 2019
Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed is a powerful tool that allows climate change experts and high-level stakeholders to connect with climate change discussions from a more emotional, humanistic perspective.
Journey through the Green Climate Fund - Insights from Zaheer Fakir
The Green Climate Fund’s 22nd board meeting kicks off this week in Songdo, Republic of Korea. This new film from SouthSouthNorth follows the journey of former Africa Board member and Co-Chair, Zaheer Fakir.
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27th February 2019
Ghana climate research reaches deep into farming communities
The changing climate in northwest Ghana puts farming livelihoods and food security at risk. Now a project with multiple strands -- from youth engagement, to mobile phone apps, to community outreach centres -- is empowering farmers with the knowledge they need to innovate and adapt. Prince Ansah and Lucia Scodanibbio report.
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27th February 2019
How can research programmes foster wider climate resilience?
Lucia Scodanibbio met researchers from the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme to reflect on whether their experiences in building communities' climate resilience can be scaled up to wider levels. The experience of BRACED and others raises questions about how major research programmes can be most effective.
Film-making to support agri-extension in Uganda
A new initiative under Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) is using film-making to improve communications between farmers and government officials in Uganda. Leonie Joubert reports.