Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

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Increasing expertise in Africa to deal with the challenges of climate change

The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program seeks to improve the ability of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable.

Since 2006, IDRC has partnered with the UK’s Department for International Development to fund a program that supports African researchers’ efforts to help communities adapt to the effects of climate change.

Originally planned as a five-year initiative, the CCAA program was extended to March 31, 2012. We have funded 46 research and capacity-building projects in 33 African countries. As research concludes, a wealth of new knowledge on adaptation is emerging and being shared with those who will most directly benefit.

Latest Project

Technical Expert Network for High Quality Scientific Publications on Climate Change Adaptation

IDRC's Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program aims to improve the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable. Since the program's inc

Latest Result

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...

News

A successful first: AfricaAdapt Climate Change Symposium 2011

15/06/2011

Thanks to the convening power of the AfricaAdapt network, researchers, policymakers, and media from across Africa came together March 9-11, 2011 to exchange experiences and knowledge about the challenge climate change poses for the continent. The...

CCAA Learning Papers

30/03/2011

In 2009, the CCAA program launched a series of learning forums, bringing supported research teams together to share knowledge on themes relevant to climate change adaptation. These forums facilitate learning across teams, and aim to generate...

Featured Publication

Extending our reach: CCAA annual report 2010-11

To achieve its goal of building capacity for adaptation in Africa, the CCAA strategy weds participatory research, capacity strengthening, and knowledge sharing. We built this three-pronged approach recognizing that Africa has a wealth of wisdom on...

Events

COP 17: Generating knowledge for adaptation

28/11/2011

Highlight The Seventeenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17) took place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 11, 2011. IDRC and its partner organizations hosted a series...

IDRC at COP 17

28/11/2011

Adaptation to climate change will once again be a significant issue under discussion at the Seventeenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17). This year’s conference takes place from November 28...

Latest Results

Recognizing Africa's climate change research

Latest Results

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...

Latest Results

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...

Latest Results

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...

Latest Results

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...

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