Framing innovations for climate resilience for farmers in the Sahel
This paper examines innovative approaches that have been adopted in four BRACED projects to build resilience to current and future climate risks.
Synthesis report: FCFA pilot phase
This report provides initial research into the use of long-term (5-40 year) climate information in Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and the coastal cities of Accra, Ghana and Maputo, Mozambique.
FCFA Pilot: Ghana
Introduction
As a precursor to the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) research activities, CDKN, on behalf of DFID commissioned a series of case study activities with the purposes of...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
The coast in Tanga, Tanzania. Image: ©steppestravel.co.uk
Impacts of sea-level rise in TanzaniaTanzania has a coastline of 3,461km and consists of mangrove forests...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
Kenya: impacts of sea-level rise are likely to be felt beyond the coastal and national boundaries.
Southern Africa Adaptation Colloquium Film
This short film captures the key messages and debates emerging from the first Southern Africa Adaptation Colloquium, held in November 2013.
Governing climate risks in Cape Town
Cape Town has an extensive coastline, numerous wetlands and winters marked by heavy rains and stormy seas. The coast, wetlands and waterways count as major assets to the city, but also pose...
Working together on Cape Town flooding
Flooding in Cape Town (photo credit: Rodger Bosch)
The City of Cape Town faces many challenges: in-migration, housing and service delivery backlogs, budget...
Managing coastal risks in Cape Town
Cape Town coastal defense (photo credit: Sean Wilson)
Cape Town has an extensive coastline. The city's coast provides economic opportunities, recreational spaces,...
Economics of climate change adaptation at the local scale: the case of Durban, South Africa
Results for Durban's cost-benefit prioritisation under a particular socio-economic and climate future
AbstractThis paper describes the design and application of...
Flooding in Graveyard pond
Shacks in the informal settlement of Graveyard Pond located in a stormwater detention pond (photo by Laura Drivdal 30.03.2011)
IntroductionThe aim of this report is...
Flooding in Egoli
Children playing in still-standing water, illustrating how the water stays in the paths of the settlement after only one night of rainfall (photo by Laura Drivdal 1.9.2010...
ADx application in the Greater Banjul Area
Climate Adaptation Options eXplorer (ADx): Example Application in Greater Banjul Area
Makerere University
Established in 1922 as a humble technical school, Makerere University is one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in Africa.
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi uses the 'learning centred' approach in its programmes.
Rhodes University
Located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Rhodes is a small university which enjoys the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in So
University of Douala
At the University of Douala, research is based on the socio-economic realities of Africa and the world, while maintaining its scientific character. The emphasis is on research projects in multidisc
Bamburi beach agent-based model
Agent-Based Modelling of artisinal fisheries and the Bamburi Beach Management Unit on the South Kenya Coast. Information about the modelling work focusing on Bamburi beach in the WD-NACE project.
Climate Change Think Tank
Source: City of Cape Town
Cape Town's Climate Change Think Tank was set up in 2009 based on recognising that in order to tackle the fundamental challenge posed to...
Climate Change at the City Scale
by Anton Cartwright, Susan Parnell, Gregg Oelofse and Sarah Ward
Climate change impacts are scale and context specific, and...
Utafiti Centre for Research and Technology
NGO based in Nairobi, Kenya. Action Research to address development needs, especially in environmental issues, community development and natural resource governance.
Kilimanjaro Findings
Climate change projections for the Kilimanjaro region indicate a 25 to 60% increase in short rain precipitation and an increase of 20 to 45% precipitation of the long rains. Over the past thirty...
Pragya
Pragya is a non-governmental development organization established in 1995. Initiated in the global South, our current operations span India, Nepal, Sub-Saharan Africa, UK, and USA.
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