Policy mechanisms of the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities to manage transboundary climate risks
Take a deep dive into dive into African Union (AU) policies and programmes and those of four regional economic communities (RECs) in this report by the Adaptation Without Borders partnership. Learn about the political economy of transboundary climate risks and their management within existing continental and REC climate, economic, trade, infrastructure and people-centred policies and programmes.
Lessons for supporting climate-resilient urban planning in Southern Africa
This brief presents key insights on integrating climate information into climate change-related adaptation planning in African cities.
A Roadmap for African Resilience
Explore proposed key actions towards realizing an ambition of the African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan (2022–2032) to “Enhance coordination between the Regional Economic Communities and Member States in addressing and managing transboundary and cascading climate risks” in this Adaptation Without Borders roadmap.
Policy brief: How can Africa manage the transboundary climate risks it faces?
Explore 5 significant transboundary climate risks in Africa that urgently need consideration for management: biophysical, financial, trade, people-centred and geopolitical. The authors draw on real examples from countries across Africa and provide practical recommendations to consider going forwards.
AUDA-NEPAD
At the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government in Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 2018, a decision was taken to transform the NEPAD Planning and Coordinati
An African perspective on transboundary and cascading climate risks
Learn about how transboundary and cascading climate risks could impact different African regions, with a focus on East Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa, in this Adaptation Without Borders discussion brief. Also explore the role of national and regional adaptation plans in managing these risks.
Factsheet for Young People: Gender & Adaptation
Learn about the importance of gender considerations in climate change adaptation efforts through this factsheet from the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). This factsheet is part of a series that presents information from GCA’s flagship reports State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2021 and 2022.
Factsheet for young people: Locally Led Adaptation
How can locally led adaptation respond to highly localized risks in contexts marked by deficits in formal governance machinery? Learn more in this factsheet, which is part of a series that presents information from the Global Center on Adaptation’s flagship reports State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2021 and 2022.
Factsheet for young people: Water Resources Management, Floods and Disaster Risk Management
In this brief created by the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), learn why disaster risk reduction (DRR) and integrated water resource management (IWRM) are essential steps on the path to climate adaptation. This factsheet is part of a series presenting data from the GCA's flagship studies State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2021 and 2022.
Climate Information and Services: UN CC:e-Learn tutorial
This UN CC:e-Learn tutorial introduces climate information and services and their application in decision-making. It specifically aims to build capacities of African decision-makers.
REACH
REACH is a global research programme to improve water security for the poor by delivering world-class science that transforms policy and practice.
Sustainable Consumption and Production in Africa CC:e-Learn online course
The course will discuss the challenges and outlooks for sustainable development on the continent of Africa. It introduces participants to the key approaches, policies and international frameworks that aim to unlock more sustainable patterns of consumption and production.
Infrastructure Baseline Assessment Report for the Nile Basin Countries
This baseline comprises all available and desired Climate Service products for the water sector as well as an assessment of the state of the Climate Service infrastructure regarding the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services capacities and potential to generate useful and usable climate information products for water-related sectors.
Climate Service Action Plan for the Nile Initiative
The primary purpose of the Action Plan is to help NBI position itself as a regional climate service provider for hydrological issues within its mandate. The Action Plan is envisaged to spell out key actions NBI needs to take in order to establish and further enhance its climate services to its member countries.
Capacity Development for the Execution of Climate Risk Assessment in the Nile Basin
The purpose of the technical report series is to support informed stakeholder dialogue and decision making in order to achieve sustainable socio-economic development through equitable utilization of, and benefit from, the shared Nile Basin water resources.
Enhancing Community Flood Resilience in Lusaka's Unplanned Settlements: A Case Study of Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives
Learn how different stakeholders in Lusaka define flood resilience, in terms of a desirable state to be achieved, and how community flood resilience in unplanned settlements could be enhanced according to different stakeholders.
CDKN: Finance for Resilience podcast
Listen to 'Finance for Resilience', a podcast series created by the Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) which explores how financial solutions for climate change are developed, and highlights innovative solutions from practitioners and experts.
African Forest Forum
AFF voices the concerns of African forestry stakeholders, and to use science, indigenous knowledge, and experience to advocate for increasing relevance of forests and trees outside forests to peopl
Fact Sheet: What the The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report Means for West Africa
Learn about what the IPCC AR6 says about how West Africa will be impacted by climate change and its options and potential for adaptation.
Fact Sheet: The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report and Central Africa
Discover what the IPCC AR6 says about how Central Africa will be impacted by climate change and its options and potential for adaptation.
Fact Sheet: What the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report means for Southern Africa
This factsheet summarises what the IPCC AR6 says about how Southern Africa will be impacted by climate change and its options and potential for adaptation.
Malawi's Youth Perspective on COP26 and its Outcomes
Read about the expectations youths from Malawi had towards COP26 and their reactions to outcomes from the event.
Rwanda Water Resources Board
The mission of RWB is to ensure the availability of enough and well-managed water resources for sustainable development.
Its missions are as follows:
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