Natural environments in the West Indian Ocean region are facing alarming rates of degradation due to human impacts on the environment.
Climate change represents a significant threat to human health, biodiversity, and the sustained eradication of poverty.
This project will support the Climate and Resilience partnership by covering the operational costs, including salaries and benefits, office costs, and travel of IDRC staff.
Climate and Resilience (CLARE) is a partnership co-funded by IDRC and the UK’s Department for International Development.
Climate and Resilience (CLARE) is a partnership co-funded by IDRC and the UK’s Department for International Development.
Over the last decade, IDRC has supported several capacity building efforts in the field of climate change in Africa.
Crop yields in Africa have fallen over the years, leading to a decline in per capita food production. There is a global consensus that unless urgent action is taken, this situation will be aggravated by climate variability and change.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has become the major international body searching for ways of building international climate agreements between developing and developed countries.
Research shows that high gender inequity translates into poor health for mothers, pregnant women, and children. At the community and individual level, gender inequities and disparities can underlie dimensions of poverty among women.
Building Africa’s resilience to climate change will require designing and implementing effective climate adaptation strategies.