Themes: Climate change mitigation

Themes: Climate change mitigation

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Identifying climate-related risks and adaptation measures through infrastructure mapping in South Sudan

This knowledge-to-action (K2A) project seeks to inform community responses to climate emergencies in Mundri county through a mapping of flood prone areas, evacuation routes, safe areas and infrastructurally sound establishments that can support disaster relief. The project is also working to build longer term resilience by supporting local village savings and loans associations to become a conduit for channeling cash voucher assistance from the disaster relief services.

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Mobilising locally-led action for restoration and governance in Mount Marsabit, Kenya

This knowledge-to-action (K2A) project seeks to transform the Marsabit forest ecosystem for Indigenous communities to actively be involved in the planning, management and monitoring of their landscape.

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Intersection between traditional and scientific knowledge in western Mozambique

This knowledge-to-action (K2A) project seeks to ensure residents of Manica Province in Mozambique have a better understanding of the climate risks that they potentially face.

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Urban Art for Climate in Cameroon

This knowledge-to-action (K2A) project provides a platform for young people to artistically express themselves and advocate for improved livelihoods resilient to climate change.

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Enhancing biodiversity using traditional African knowledge in Benin

This knowledge-to-action (K2A) project supports the resilience of local communities and ecosystems in the face of climate change in Benin through the complementary use of indigenous and local knowledge and modern forest-protection techniques.

Feature
7th July 2023
Solar Radiation Modification: Why young people must have a say Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) technology is rapidly advancing and seriously being considered as a method to artificially cool the planet. However, it raises significant ethical, environmental, political and social issues and will have far reaching consequences for the world if it is deployed. Since it will impact the lives of future generations, it's imperative that young people have a say in whether it's developed and how it may impact the most climate-affected countries and communities.
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1st February 2022
Economic recovery from Covid-19: Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa Governments seek to return to pre-Covid levels of economic activity, and there is much discussion on how to build back ‘greener’. Lauren Hermanus looks at what is happening to achieve a green Covid recovery, and what is missing from current plans.
Resource
14th January 2022
Streets for People: Promoting non-motorised transport in Nairobi Nairobi is one of Africa’s fastest growing cities, with a population of over four million inhabitants. A new film from CDKN explores the challenges, achievements and areas of improvement to enhance the NMT experience in Kenya's major cities.
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17th November 2021
The benefits of a gender audit of climate action: Lessons from Ethiopia The Government of Ethiopia has benefitted from undertaking a 'gender audit' of its climate-smart development activities. Medhin Fissha, the former Gender and Social Safeguards Officer of Ethiopia's Climate Resilience Green Economy (CRGE) Facility explains how.
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29th August 2021
Plastic waste management in Hyderabad, India - From a linear to a circular economy Anuradha Adhikari of ICLEI South Asia describes how the pilot installation of ‘reverse vending machines’ for plastic in a South Indian city is providing multiple environmental and community benefits.
Event
17th August 2021
Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2021 - register today The theme of this year’s Asia LEDS Partnership Forum is ‘Advancing NDCs and strengthening long term strategies’ and registration is open now for the event that runs virtually from 23 August through 9 September 2021.
News
28th June 2021
Global experts identify options for tackling biodiversity and climate crises together   A report has been released from the first ever collaboration between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). In it, global experts identify key options for solutions that could successfully tackle the climate and biodiversity crises simultaneously.