Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

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Our support for climate change initiatives in Africa aims to help Africans create better, more informed adaptation policies and plans. Our grantees are achieving results and making progress.

Below, you’ll find the outcomes of their work—technical reports, research papers, policy briefs, and much more.

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Recognizing Africa's climate change research

Through 46 research projects supported since 2006, the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program has investigated what it means for African countries and communities to adapt to climate change. However, these research results are not always...

Communicating Seasonal Forecasting for Agricultural Adaptation in Africa

Seasonal forecasting has considerable potential to help farmers make informed decisions about agricultural management in the face of climate change. In sub-Saharan Africa, regional and national institutions have been at the forefront of efforts to...

Connecting Researchers and Policymakers for Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

Different perspectives on climate vulnerability lead to different options for how to adapt to climate change, as the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program’s vast portfolio of research projects has revealed. For example, farmers often...

Exploring farmers’ perceptions of climate variation and change in semi-arid Kenya

Understanding indigenous knowledge is critical to developing climate change adaptation strategies with small farmers. Recognizing this, researchers investigated small farmers’ perceptions of climate variability and change in five semi-arid districts...

Negotiating Openness: Lessons from AfricaAdapt

Climate change adaptation must be informed by different types of knowledge, both scientific and "traditional," from various fields and disciplines. But what happens when such diverse perspectives coalesce? How can researchers create...

Benefits and costs of coping with water and climate change: Berg River Basin, South Africa

In South Africa’s economically important Western Cape region, competition for water is increasingly intense. In-migration and economic growth are stressing water resources. The problem has been compounded by a series of unusually dry summers. Much...

Climate change's impact on Morocco’s northeast coast

The Mediterranean is a global climate-change hotspot. Morocco's Mediterranean coast is particularly vulnerable due to the low-lying deltaic plain of the Moulouya River. Here, climate impacts could be disastrous given the river’s ecological and...

Gender and climate change-induced conflict in pastoral communities: Turkana, Kenya

Climate change poses serious challenges to the already precarious livelihoods of pastoral communities in East Africa. Now, climate-related resource scarcities are increasing the likelihood of violent conflict. Women are often most vulnerable to such...

Identifying malaria hotspots in the western Kenyan highlands

Malaria epidemics have occurred in the highlands of western Kenya since the late 1980s, often resulting in high rates of illness and death. These epidemics have been linked to weather anomalies such as the El Niño phenomenon. Apart from weather...

Adaptation and beyond: Lessons from community based adaptation in Africa

Community based adaptation puts people at the centre of their own development. It is not just about responding to climate shocks, but is a learning process that empowers communities to solve problems and plan for climate events. Without...