Disability inclusion is strongest when intentional: Reflecting on the Climate Resilience for All webinar In April 2026, CDKN co‑hosted with the Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (FFO) a webinar on strengthening disability inclusion within GESI‑responsive climate action in Africa. With an array of speakers sharing insights from science, policy, and practice, the webinar emphasised the importance of integrating disability meaningfully into climate action frameworks across the continent.

Championing inclusive climate action in Addis Ababa: Lessons from Ethiopia’s gender and climate change community of practice Over the past fifty years, Ethiopia has experienced increasing climate impacts, such as food insecurity risks, pressures on natural resources, and threats to livelihoods, underscoring the need for robust adaptation and resilience strategies. However, gender integration is still very fragmented. Recognising this gap, national stakeholders identified the need for coordinated capacity strengthening efforts and a shared platform to strengthen gender-responsive approaches in climate action. This blog by Arsema Andargatchew shares the lessons learned from a Community of Practice.

Strengthening rangeland management through community knowledge and science in Otjinene This blog by Ester Nangolo reports on CDKN Namibia's recent capacity-building and capacity-strengthening activities in the Otjinene constituency of the Omaheke region. Here, farmers are already seeing the impacts on rangeland management in a changing climate. However, communities are working with partners like CDKN to find practical and locally grounded solutions.

Gender and social inclusion: Time to stop outsourcing? Gender and social inclusion aren’t optional; they’re the backbone of lasting change. Yet, too often this work is outsourced to external parties. The following blog, by Patricia Bamanyaki and Mairi Dupar, explores how to overcome this challenge. It forms part of a series sharing insights from CDKN’s recent Locally led adaptation learning and reflection workshop.

Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) training manual for Ethiopian practitioners   This Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) training manual is a key resource for the Ministry of Planning and Development of Ethiopia and its partner institutions. It provides guidance to GESI experts (and facilitators) on how to plan, prepare for, and conduct training on GESI integration in the design and implementation of development and climate change projects.

What does a just transition mean for Africa? The concept of a just transition is not new and has been around since the 1980s when it was used by Trade Unions to draw attention to the social effects of environmental measures (United Nations, 2023). In the context of climate change, it aims to ensure that no one is left behind, or excluded, in the transition to environmentally sustainable and low-carbon economies.

CDKN forms new partnership to address gender equity and land rights for climate resilience in East and Southern Africa CDKN has joined the International Land Coalition Africa to co-lead a project titled, Advancing Gender Equity and Land Rights through Knowledge Brokering for Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Southern Africa. They have partnered with the Micaia Foundation, the Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children Welfare, Youth4CAN and the University of Botswana.

‘Gender lens’: the approach that low-carbon businesses cannot do without Gender lens approaches are business models, management and operations that promote the economic empowerment of women. New evidence from the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme makes the case that climate-smart businesses require a gender lens approach to meet their full potential for economic sustainability and positive climate impact.

Advancing equitable ecosystem-based adaptation work: Reflections from COP16 Following a busy COP16, CDKN’s Thematic Leads on Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Finance reflect on what they see as the key outcomes, concerns and next steps for advancing more equitable ecosystem-based adaptation work from local to global levels.

Harnessing ecosystem-based adaptation to drive progress towards global targets Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA), a collaborative network of over 100 organisations dedicated to advancing the awareness and uptake of ecosystem-based approaches in global adaptation and resilience efforts, has launched a pivotal report at COP26 in Cali, Colombia.

Pre-COP29 briefing webinar: Women’s empowerment in the context of climate ambition Join a GLOW webinar on 23rd October to hear how diverse actors are building capacity on gender-responsive climate action, and the opportunities for just transitions to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies in specific countries and regions.