African Climate and Development Initiative

ACDI

Academic & Scientific

Mission

The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) has been established at UCT to facilitate, stimulate and coordinate partnerships and knowledge across disciplines on climate and development issues. With a strong African and Global South perspective, the ACDI’s work is focused on research, teaching at post-graduate level, public awareness and close interaction with policy makers, business and civil society. Its interdisciplinary focus provides a multi-layered perspective on climate change and development, bringing both interdisciplinary breadth and specialist depth to problems and solutions.

Latest additions

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Themes

Hazards

Country and region

Content type

Publication year

Meetings and conferences

Cape Town

18 June 2018 - 21 June 2018

In person

Adaptation Futures 2018: 5th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference

Adaptation Futures is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). It is the premiere international climate change adaptation conference where people from countries around

Adaptation Futures is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA).

Documents and publications

27 November 2015

ASSAR's spotlight on communicating climate information

This first issue of the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) Spotlight is focused on communicating climate information. In this publication, the ASSAR team members recount their experiences, insights and lessons-learned. This spotlight covers

African Climate and Development Initiative

This first issue of the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) Spotlight is focused on communicating climate information. In this publication, the ASSAR team members recount their experiences, insights and lessons-learned.

Meetings and conferences

Cape Town

25 November 2013 - 27 November 2013

In person

Southern African adaptation colloquium

The inaugural Southern African Adaptation Colloquium will bring together researchers and practitioners working on climate adaptation across southern Africa. The Colloquium aims to : Facilitate greater interaction between adaptation researchers and

The inaugural Southern African Adaptation Colloquium will bring together researchers and practitioners working on climate adaptation across southern Africa. The Colloquium aims to :

Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://acdi.uct.ac.za/

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0977776311

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