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Countdown to COP21 in Paris: New expectations for Africa or the same old circus?

Dr. Johnson Nkem discusses other possible development trajectories for Africa in response to climate change. This blog is part of a series of reflections in response to the upcoming 'Our Common Future Under Climate Change' conference in Paris.

Public dialogues across different stakeholder groups in Africa (such as civil society, youth groups), are generating deep reflections on what awaits the region, following a post Kyoto climate agreement in Paris later this year. At a side event organised by the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) during the 2015 AU-ECA Conference of Ministers of Finance and Economic Planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, there was an interesting discussion around this topic. Panelists and participants explored the importance of alternative development scenarios and perspectives needed by Africa, both intellectually and practically, to safeguard its interests. After all, there is no one road to being ‘climate smart’ in a development process. Read more...

Africa and Europe combatting climate change: Towards a common agenda in 2015

Tondel, F., Knaepen, H., Wyk, L.-A. van 2015. Africa and Europe combatting climate change: Towards a common agenda in 2015. (Discussion Paper 177). Maastricht: ECDPM. Read more..

With only six months left, the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) is fast approaching. Despite promising progress in recent years, the negotiations of a new agreement to keep the dangers of climate change at bay still face many technical and political hurdles, and are plagued with divisions among countries. Read More..

How to measure a global goal for adaptation?

Malawi, March 2015 - Climate negotiators are discussing how to set a global goal for climate change adaptation. It's important for the negotiators learn from experiences and evidence gained at country level – so they can develop a goal that reflects differing national realities. Read More..

The objective of the scoping visit is to determine the demand for, and practicalities of, implementing the Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to assess adaptation/development policy in Malawi. Read More..

Financing Transformational Change and Achieving SDGs in Africa

At the recently concluded 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), while chairing a high level panel discussion on Achieving SDGs in Africa, Dr. Fatima Denton underscored the role of sustainable development, economic transformation, inclusive development and quality of development and creation of financial architecture to ensure inclusive development for Africa.
 
H.E. Ms Tumusiime Rhoda Peace further highlighted the detrimental effects of climate change on the agricultural sector in Africa. She felt that climate finance would be most important to increase the resilience and reduce vulnerability of the African nations. More...

2014 Barbara Ward Lecture: Fatima Denton calls for the narrative on Africa and climate change to be rewritten

London, United Kingdom, 20th November 2014 (IIED) - Hundreds of policy-makers, researchers and academics gathered in London on 20 November to hear climate expert Fatima Denton give IIED's 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture and call for the narrative on Africa and climate change to be rewritten. Read more here.

AfDB to Support Africa's Agenda for the New 2015 Climate Agreement During the Global Climate Talks At Cop 20

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP 20, taking place from December 1-12 in Lima, Peru. This year, AfDB's efforts in addressing climate-resilient and low-carbon development in Africa, and particularly the initiatives contributing to improving access to climate finance, will be emphasized.

Africa hopes Lima meeting will re-energize climate change talks

COP 20 - the acronym for the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - begins in Lima, Peru, on December 1, 2014. It is seen by environmental experts as a crucial springboard to COP 21 in Paris a year later, where it is hoped a binding and universal agreement on limiting the effects of climate change can be reached.

Changement climatique : l'Afrique sur le qui-vive

Les enjeux financiers liés au changement climatique compliquent la tâche des experts africains. Illustration à Marrakech en octobre dernier.

Octobre 2014 a été un mois particulier pour Marrakech qui, plus de 10 ans après avoir accueilli la 7e Conférence des parties (COP) à la Convention-cadre des Nations unies au changement climatique (CCNUCC), a reçu la 4e Conférence sur le changement climatique et le développement en Afrique (CCDA-4). La "Ville rouge" a en effet été pendant trois jours le lieu privilégié d'échanges de cinq cents experts, scientifiques et décideurs de tout le continent.

Marrakech : IVème Conférence sur le climat en Afrique

Organisée en collaboration entre la Commission de l’Union africaine (CUA), la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), la 4ème Conférence sur le climat et l’autosuffisance alimentaire en Afrique (CCDA-IV) vient de se tenir à Marrakech. Placée sous le thème : «L’Afrique peut maintenant assurer son autosuffisance alimentaire : du savoir à l’action»

How are young Africans tackling climate change?

With two-thirds of its population below 24 years old, demographically Africa is the world’s youngest continent.
The figure is expected to double by 2045. There are difficulties linked with this—unemployment is high, and the youngest unable to fend for themselves in the case of climate disasters.But speak to Ibrahim, Justine and Andrianarison, and it is not their problems that they highlight, but their energy, their dynamic approach to taking on the challenge of climate change.
 

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