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• UNFPA and Partners Release Book on Population Dynamics in Adaptation Planning

  admin | 2013-03-08 17:47

  The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and El Colegio de México have released an edited compilation of papers on the use of population dynamics in planning for adaptation to climate change.

  The book, titled “The Demography of Adaptation to Climate ... [ read more ]

• CGIAR Highlights Tools that Improve Farming Responses to Drought

  admin | 2013-03-08 17:43

  In the context of the upcoming High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 11-15 March 2013, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is highlighting a collection of tools and outputs of its research centers that are contributing to more effective ... [ read more ]

• World Food Organizations Discuss Visions for Achieving Global Food Security

  admin | 2013-03-08 17:39

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) held a series of high-profile discussions looking at hunger in the context of a growing population and climate change.

  The discussions, which were based around ... [ read more ]

• World Bank Grants "Green Team" Award to Great Green Wall Initiative

  admin | 2013-03-08 17:34

  The World Bank has granted the "Green Team Award" to the Sahel and West Africa Program in Support of the Great Green Wall Initiative (SAWAP/GGWI), in recognition of its work in 12 African countries to address land degradation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as biodiversity and ... [ read more ]

• Africa’s climate change networks debate how to mobilise knowledge for climate action

  admin | 2013-03-04 22:51

  At a meeting of Africa’s climate change knowledge brokers, delegates sought answers to three big questions in the quest to make their networks function effectively. Lisa McNamara of CDKN Africa reports

  A major collaborative forum for knowledge brokers working in climate change in Africa took place in Nairobi ... [ read more ]

• Projections of a Wetter Sahel in the 21st Century from Global and Regional Models_Research p …

  admin | 2013-03-01 13:16

  Confident regional-scale climate change predictions for the Sahel are needed to support adaptation planning. State-of-the-art regional climate model simulations at 90-km and 30-km resolution are run and analyzed along with output from five CMIP5 AOGCMs to predict how the Sahel summer surface temperature, precipitation, and surface moisture are ... [ read more ]

• IPCC is inviting experts to take part in government and expert review of WG III contribution …

  admin | 2013-02-26 18:55

  We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the expert and government review of the second order draft of the Working Group III contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) starts today, Monday, 25 February. For the second review of ... [ read more ]

• UNITAR, IGAD Partner to Improve Disaster Reduction in East Africa

  admin | 2013-02-25 18:54

  The UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), through its Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAP), has partnered with East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to promote the use of geospatial technologies to improve disaster reduction in East Africa.

  According to UNITAR, IGAD and UNITAR have partnered to ... [ read more ]

• AfDB Reports on CIF Projects Implementation in Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger and South A …

  admin | 2013-02-25 14:39

  The Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) released the second edition of the Bank's semi-annual report on its Climate Investment Funds (CIF) activities, which showcases expected results from projects underway in Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger and South Africa.

  The report, titled ... [ read more ]

• UN Security Council Discusses Security Implications of Climate Change

  admin | 2013-02-25 14:32

  The UN Security Council held an informal, Arria formula meeting on the “security dimensions of climate change.” Tony deBrum, Minister in Assistance to the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, gave a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, US, after speaking as a panelist about ... [ read more ]

• Les ACP allouent 20 millions d’euros à la BAD, l’UA et la CEA pour la lutte contre les chang …

  admin | 2013-02-15 18:59

  TUNIS, Tunisie, 15 février 2013/ -- La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) (http://www.afdb.org/), la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) et l’Union africaine (UA) ont entrepris, dans le cadre du Programme « Climat pour le développement en Afrique », une campagne active de mobilisation de ressources financières en ... [ read more ]

• Call for consultants - Study on agriculture in large dam sites

  admin | 2013-02-15 17:21

  GWI, the Global Water Initiative, is looking for (a) consultant(s) to undertake a study on farmer innovation and agricultural support services in large dam sites in West Africa. Please find attached the Terms of Reference – you are welcome to circulate them to consultants or researchers in your network. Should ... [ read more ]

• Paying farmers to protect watersheds and forests in Vietnam and China - Could inspire Africa …

  admin | 2013-02-14 14:03

  As China and Vietnam move toward decentralised, market-based economies, they will need to improve the cost-effectiveness of ambitious programmes offering cash rewards to farmers who help protect forests, watersheds and other vulnerable ecosystems, a new study by the Center for International Forestry Research suggests.

  Local communities, whose participation ... [ read more ]

• Adaptation Fund Board Chair Calls on Donors to Support Adaptation Efforts

  admin | 2013-02-13 15:21

  In the context of declining revenue for the Adaptation Fund, the newly elected Chair of the Adaptation Fund Board, Hans Olav Ibrekk (Norway), has called on donors to fill in the funding gap with voluntary contributions.

  In an interview with Espen Røst, Bistandsaktuelt, reproduced on the Adaptation Fund ... [ read more ]

• Zambezi River Basin Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Strategy Workshop

  admin | 2013-02-13 12:53

  The Hydrology and Water Resources Programme (HWRP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is holding a "Zambezi River Basin Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Strategy" workshop, from 18-20 February 2013, in Gaborone, Botswana.

  dates:

  18-20 February 2013

  location:

  Gaborone (South-East), Botswana

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• FAO, OECD Releases Workshop Report on Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change

  admin | 2013-02-13 12:43

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have released the proceedings from their joint workshop on Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector, which was held from 23-24 April 2012, in Rome, Italy.

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• Community radio helps Cameroonians track climate change

  admin | 2013-02-12 21:05

  “Climate and weather tory. Wona lookot!” “Climate and weather news! Pay attention!”

  The announcement, made in pidgin English, catches the attention of listeners to Eden Radio, a community station in the coastal town of Limbe, in Cameroon’s Southwest Province.

  “Put ear for Eden Radio for sabi weti ... [ read more ]

• Advocates shocked by president's veto of Kenyan climate authority bill

  admin | 2013-02-12 21:02

  Kenya’s hopes of becoming one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a body legally empowered to advise on mitigating the effects of climate change have hit a dead end, after President Mwai Kibaki rejected a law that would have created a Kenya Climate Change Authority (KCCA).

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• PROPOSALS TO THE ADAPTATION FUND NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

  admin | 2013-02-12 12:01

  Project concepts and proposals submitted to the 20th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board have been posted on the Adaptation Fund website and are now available for public comment: www.adaptation-fund.org/submittedproposals

• FAO, OECD Release Workshop Report on Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change

  admin | 2013-02-11 13:03

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have released the proceedings from their joint workshop on Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector, which was held from 23-24 April 2012, in Rome, Italy.

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