Africa's preparations for COP21

Although the cost of technologies to mitigate climate change continues to fall, significant efforts are needed to place Africa on a low carbon development trajectory. Both global and continental partnerships could faciltate the access and Readmore

What's Redd and will it help tackle climate change?

The REDD+ mechanism was designed to offer governments the possibility of benefiting financially from maintaining forests and to help developing countries move from dialogue to actions aimed at reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Has it Readmore

Mitigation

Mitigation efforts in Africa come with a cost, which must be closely watched by the continent in making mitigation pledges. However, the question is what formula could be used to balance these commitments with the unequivocal need for Africa to have Readmore

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)

As African countries strive to comply with the October 2015 INDC submissions deadline as set by the UNFCCC secretariat, what are the issues and challenges in crafting the documents? Are there best practices or resources that countries can utilize to Readmore

Climate Finance

Africa continues to grapple with myriad issues related to adaptation, loss and damage and building resilience to climate change instigated impacts. On paper, there are numerous financing instruments and promises to address these challenges. How has Readmore

Capacity Building

Capacity development has been a continuing subject and area of need across Africa. Despite gaps at many levels of interventions, progress has been made as is evident in the wide spectrum of ongoing initiatives in the continent. Knowledge centers and Readmore

Adaptation

Africa faces enormous climate change challenges and is compelled to step up its efforts to provide an effective response to climate change impacts challenges especially for adaptation. Although it is unequivocally accepted that this need is of Readmore

Dr. Fatima Denton interview at COP21