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 […]
Resilience framework for coastal cities
By 2025, nearly 6 billion people will live within 200km of a coastline. Population growth and climate change related impacts like sea-level rise, storm surges and heavy rainfall events are noticeably increasing coastal risks and degrading coastal ecosystems. People and nature are becoming increasingly vulnerable. With two decades’ experience implementing urban sustainability projects in African […]
A guide to adapting to climate change and enhancing resilience
A guide to building adaptive capacity and resilience to the impacts of climate change in coastal urban areas The Adapting to Climate Change and Enhancing Resilience guideline forms part of our training course material. This guide to building adaptive capacity and resilience to the impacts of climate change in coastal urban areas is intended to offer city officials, in […]