In 2015, Makueni County became the first sub-national government in Africa to instate financial commitments on climate change into law. Located in south-east Kenya, Makueni County has been hit with…
Faced with a lack of funds and technical capacity, Malawi’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) needed support. One of the key challenges was information gathering. “At the beginning of the process, there…
In Ghana, the Joint Principles for Adaptation (JPA) have been used both at local level and at government level to push for pro-poor adaptation: The Accra-based NGO, ABANTU for Development, has…
On May 22nd The Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) in Malawi met with the National Technical Committee on Climate Change (NTCCC). CISONECC presented the Joint Principles for…
Photo: Innocent Mbvundula/CARE Torrential rains flooded Malawi in January causing devastating damage to both infrastructure and crops. Adaptation to climate change is top of the agenda for Malawi's…
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to urgently assent to the Climate Change Bill 2014. The Northern parts of Kenya have suffered from a prolonged…
Through the support of Climate Mali Network and as part of Mali's new environmental pact, AMADE Pelcode are advocating for use of a fuel efficient stove to minimise the degradation of Mali's…
In Nigeria, efforts to introduce climate change policy have taken a back seat in the Government's priority list. The Climate Change Network – Nigeria have taken the approach of advocacy vists to…
Maiga Mouhamadou Farka runs us through how his network was able to put climate change at the forefront of the public's consciousness in Mali. Download the presentation here. video with English…
In 2006, a young man rallied the youth of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, to protest against a Dutch shipping company found to be dumping toxic waste in his hometown. That same man, Ange David Baimey now…
16/06/2006 – Food production in Western Africa will be hit by more frequent and more extreme heat waves and droughts if the climate continues to alter at its current pace, according to a new report…
27/09/2013 – In Stockholm today, governments of the world have signed off on the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which says climate change is happening now,…
28/6/2013: Food production in Western Africa will be hit by more frequent and more extreme heat waves and droughts if the climate continues to alter at its current pace, according to a new report…
22/7/2013: From 3 to 6 September, the CARE Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) and Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Programme (CCAFS) will host a CBA workshop in Cotonou, Benin.Go to:…
18/05/2012: FEMNET has launched a new african web page on Women, Gender and Climate Justice. The webpage is dedicated to rural women for their role in farming which leads to food production and food…