In most developing countries, solid waste management is a significant challenge, especially in urban slums and other informal settlements.
The AfricaAdapt network focuses on actions taking place at the local scale particularly with marginalized communities; actions which are often poorly documented and thus fail to become part of an evidence base which can inform local and national p
Sub-Saharan Africa faces the greatest challenges associated with climate change, yet has limited scientific capacity to manage their adverse effects.
This project is one of seven being financed by IDRC's Africa Adaptation Research Centres (AARC) initiative. It builds on the results obtained from the project, Strengthening the Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Rural Bénin (104142).
Climate change and urbanization will have both upstream and downstream implications for African cities, mainly the urban demand for potable water and water for agriculture and the production of wastewater.
Today, 39% of the African population lives in urban areas.
Egyptian coastal populations are already affected by coastal erosion, pollution, land use pressure, demographic growth and ecosystem degradation. They are also vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise, with its accompanying flooding.
Impacts from rising sea levels, coastal flooding and storm surges are becoming a challenging policy issue for planners, local authorities and stakeholders in areas such as Morocco's northeastern coast.
Given its widespread poverty and unique geography, Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change.
The idea for the AfricaAdapt network was born of the wish to make proven knowledge on the issue of climate change adaptation available to African actors, and to promote knowledge sharing between researchers, decision-makers, communities, etc.