When Rain Turns To Dust
<p>A new ICRC report, When rain turns to dust, explores how countries enduring conflict are disproportionately affected by climate change and climate variability. As climate change alters the nature and
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Background paper on mainstreaming gender into National Adaptation Planning and implementation in SubSaharan Africa
Climate change adaptation is dependent on access to a number of resources, including information, land, financing, and mobility. Successful climate change adaptation, therefore, will need to integrate
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Waking up a continent to climate change
No continent will suffer more from global warming than Africa. In a race against time, the African Climate Reality Project is scrambling to educate leaders and the general populace about what they can
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Does global warming worsen poverty and inequality? an updated review
This paper offers an updated and comprehensive review of recent studies on the impact of climate change, particularly global warming, on poverty and inequality, paying special attention to data sources
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Cabinet regrets USA's decision on Paris Agreement
Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed regret at the decision taken by the United States of America (USA) to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, which will be fully operational by 2020,
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Nature and financial institutions in Africa: a first assessment of opportunities and risks
Africa’s climate resilience can be strengthened by redefining its economic model to leverage natural capital and designing financial systems to redirect critical nature-based investments. This report
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Experts discuss ecosystem-based adaption in Seychelles’ climate change strategies
The inclusion of marine and coastal ecosystem-based adaptation into Seychelles’ climate change strategies was the topic of discussion by local experts who met recently. The island nation is the first
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Nigeria Develops Action Plans to Tackle Aviation Emissions
Lagos — Nigeria has joined the global aviation community in mitigating the impact of carbon emissions on the environment. To this end, the country has developed and submitted its State Action Plan to
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Governance of climate change policy: a case study of South Africa
This report examine some of the emerging challenges in climate governance and policy implementation in South Africa, and potential solutions. It is designed to aid policymakers and key stakeholders in
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Good practice in climate action in Africa
Africa is a diverse continent of 1.2 billion people, spanning 55 countries, and many different ecological systems, cultures, and economies. Over the past two decades, the continent’s average annual economic
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UN conference in Cairo aims at land, water protection
The 2019 Land and Water Days- Near East and North Africa (NENA) Conference convened by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations was started in Cairo on Sunday. The five-day event
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A blueprint for strengthening food system resilience in West Africa: regional priority intervention areas
Over the last decade, the combined impact of multiple drivers and shocks including food demand growth, stagnant crop yields, climate change, rising insecurity, and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic
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South Africa’s First Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, launched South Africa’s updated draft Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for public consultation during a virtual stakeholder session. The
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The political economy of long-lived decisions in Africa: framework report
This Framework Report was commissioned to support FCFA research consortia and other stakeholders understand the complex nature of economic decision making on the African continent. The report looks at
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The Changing Nature of Hydroclimatic Risks across South Africa
This study, present results from a large ensemble of projected changes in seasonal precipitation and near-surface air temperature changes for the nation of South Africa. The ensemble isbased on a combination
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Climate risk insurance annual report 2022
The 2022 Climate Risk Insurance Annual Report highlights key insights and achievements from WFP-supported Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) programmes. It provides deep dives into WFP-supported CRI programmes
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North Africa Economic Outlook 2022
In 2021, North Africa showed strong signs of recovery from a downturn in 2020 due to the global pandemic and concomitant oil price collapse. The policy responses of governments helped mitigate the effect
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Africa: World Bank Group Unveils U.S.$16 Billion Africa Climate Business Plan to Tackle Urgent Climate Challenges
The World Bank Group today unveiled a new plan that calls for $16 billion in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent's resilience to climate shocks.
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Water in Crisis/es: 2020 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Barometer
<p>Increasing numbers of displaced people, cholera epidemics, impacts of climate change, soaring water stress: SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL assesses the current situation of access to Water, Sanitation
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Change policy to scale up climate-smart farming in Africa- experts
Even during the dry season, Venanzio Njiru's farm stands out as a rare patch of lush greenery in this arid part of east Kenya. The former Mombasa street hawker's fields are a mosaic of fruit trees,