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This paper assessed the application of the African indigenous knowledge of and practices for climate change and disaster risk management by African governments in policy formulation and implementation.
An African farmer with his herd of goats.
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As a result of the drought, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network expects staple food prices to be higher across the region than in both 2023 and the five-year average.
Dialogue Earth
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The delivery of Early Warnings for All (EW4All) requires scaled up and coordinated investments and action across the four essential pillars of end to end, people-centred Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS).
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Women in Rwanda growing coffee to support themselves.
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Following an open call for locally-led adaptation initiatives last year, CDKN selected five K2A projects from an extremely competitive pool of over 1000 applicants. The selected K2A projects are in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique and South Sudan.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
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In a significant milestone for Chòkwé city’s climate resilience efforts, the project “Building Urban Climate Resilience in South East Africa” marked a pivotal achievement with the rehabilitation of the Hydraulic Passage of the city's main Drainage System.
Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience (DiMSUR)
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This study unveils diverse disaster risk trends and patterns, revealing variations in hazards, vulnerability, and coping capacity across African countries by utilizing the INFORM risk model data spanning from 2012 to 2022
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This Country Climate and Development Report captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Mozambique, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs.
Flooded street and house in Eastern South Africa
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An assessment undertaken by the AUC jointly with the SADC and UNDP on the impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, identified important lessons for recovery.
African Union

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