Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA)

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The Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance programme is made up of Oxfam GB, ODI, Save the Children International, Care International and World Vision International. Oxfam is the ACCRA lead internationally and in Ethiopia. ACCRA believes climate justice is possible. It seeks improved national decision-making in order to reduce vulnerability and to support communities’ agency and resilience. ACCRA has been working on climate change adaptation and resilience in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique for 4 years supporting governments, civil society and the wider development community to lead, design, co-produce and deliver integrated and context-specific research, capacity building and advocacy.

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Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance Programme Officer at Oxfam GB

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In this video stakeholders explain how a game has raised their awareness of the importance of developing cross sectoral projects, keeping options for the unexpected and finding long term solutions.