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Main Theme: Climate change & energy

Urban Natural Assets (UNA) for Africa: Handbook series

Urban Natural Assets (UNA) for Africa: Handbook series Explore and view the UNA handbook series below The ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center, a global centre hosted by ICLEI Africa, developed this handbook series to showcase key considerations for integrating urban natural assets into city planning in sub-Saharan Africa. All lessons profiled were gathered through the implementation […]

Co-ordination is a maze

Organisational and project success is largely dependent on how people connect with one another. This co-ordination game encourages communication, strengthens team spirit and unpacks the importance of working together in order to achieve objectives easily and quickly. The game further showcases the necessity of co-ordination when different people and departments are working towards a common […]

Spilling the beans

One way to describe resilience, is one’s ability to adapt and bounce back when things don’t go as planned. This simple yet challenging exercise will help both players and observers think strategically and develop a resilience mindset towards planning. The game is aimed at examining resilience and highlighting ways of interpreting the concept. It could, […]

Terminology divide

The problems of language and the differing use of terms is a common problem in the climate change field. It is often assumed that everyone interprets a word or phrase in the same way. This creates problems when needing to collectively implement policies or plans. This game will help ensure that everyone knows the appropriate […]

Strengthening the capacity of African stakeholders to achieve sustainable development goal 6 amidst climate change

To help African countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), international organisations such as the Africa Progress Panel, and the African Union stress the need to accelerate investments in agriculture, fishing, energy, and other sectors. However, those sectors cannot function without water. Water crises, one of the five greatest environmental risks the world is facing […]

Adaptation to climate change starts at the local level: funding local initiatives to address water & climate change challenges

The Paris Agreement stresses the urgency to reach targets for Climate Change adaptation and to support developing countries with funds, technology and strengthening their capacity. The participation of local actors (e.g. local government, civil society organizations and local communities) is essential to reach implementation targets faster and reduce future costs. However, multilateral funds such as […]

Filling the data gap: a common approach for data collection and use in Africa

Up-to-date information is needed to support decision-making to manage water resources and adapt to Climate Change. The low capacity of some African countries to generate and process this information delays the development of effective policy and actions. At the policy level, the lack of data also makes it difficult to track progress towards achieving the […]

Strategic knowledge & innovation advice for water & climate in Africa

African countries are expected to be affected most by climate change. In order to identify what knowledge base is required in the long term for improved climate adaptation in Africa, AfriAlliance applied a mix of top-down and bottom-up approaches. Based on an analysis of existing long-term research and innovation initiatives, expert interviews and a Call […]

Climate solutions for African cities overview

Climate solutions for African cities Developed by ICLEI Africa for the Urban-LEDS II Project (Urban Low Emission Development Strategy) Building healthy, resilient cities has never been more important. Now, more than ever, our cities need to be centres of resilience to support the health and livelihoods of all citizens. ICLEI Africa, through the Urban-LEDS II […]