Adaptation in Africa
This website was created by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) research and capacity development program, as part of a communication initiative to share the results of some 43 research projects supported by CCAA in 30 African countries over the past 6 years. The CCAA was established in 2006 and is jointly funded by Canada’s International Development
For effective and sustainable adaptation to climate change, a wide range of stakeholders must be involved in decision-making processes. Capacity-building, social learning and participatory action research are all important in enabling wide participation and representation. Continue reading
As climate change is affecting disease patterns, malaria for example is increasing in upland areas where it was previously rare. Climate science can help health services to be better prepared for outbreaks, and to plan for prevention in future. Continue reading
Involving all water users and authorities in decisions on water use helps to agree fair and sustainable ways to share scarce water resources. Integrating scientific analysis and modelling of climate change with policy planning helps planners to understand the effects of climate change. Continue reading
As communities gain practical knowledge, their experience is helping to shape better policies and practice. Early analysis suggests that a combination of strategies is effective for agricultural adaptation, focusing on: timing of farming activities, crop diversification, seed varieties, water and soil management, and diversifying income sources for farming households. Continue reading
For effective and sustainable adaptation to climate change, a wide range of stakeholders must be involved in decision-making processes. Capacity-building, social learning and participatory action research are all important in enabling wide participation and representation.
Africa’s rural poor face extreme challenges of survival in conditions of environmental degradation. Yet, individuals and communities are surviving and developing by learning from their experiences of prolonged drought and desertification. Agricultural innovation and social learning are part of these successful adaptation strategies.
As climate change is affecting disease patterns, malaria for example is increasing in upland areas where it was previously rare. Climate science can help health services to be better prepared for outbreaks, and to plan for prevention in future.
NAIROBI, Mar 2 (IPS) – At Gakoromone Market in Meru, in Kenya’s Eastern Province, Ruth Muriuki arrives in a pickup full of tomatoes and cabbages despite the scarcity of rainfall in the area, thanks to the greenhouse technology she uses on her farm – and microcredit. “A bundle of ten tomatoes which would cost Sh40
A farmer works in his field at the Kondo farm in Eldoret 400km (248 miles) west of the capital Nairobi on April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Noor Khamis By Isaiah Esipisu EMUHAYA, Kenya (AlertNet) – In Essong’olo village, some 32 km west of Kenya’s Kisumu city, Japheth Olukune Akhati and his neighbours are busy tilling their small
A Nepalese farmer scatters fertiliser on a field in Bhaktapur, Dec. 2, 2011. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar Source: Alertnet // Isaiah Esipisu NAIROBI (AlertNet) – Coping with the impacts of climate change and trying to stop them getting much worse is already one of the world’s biggest concerns. But scientists at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Lukmanu Whumbi, a farmer in Northern Ghana, points to fields of rice grown using the right inputs and techniques. Credit:Isaiah Esipisu/IPS Buy this picture TAMALE, Ghana, Dec 21, 2011 (IPS) – In Dundo village in Nyankpala district, Northern Ghana, 10 women are busy weeding a rice field on a piece of land donated to them