• Adaptation finance needs of developing countries projected to exceed US$310 billion annually by 2035• Global goal to double adaptation…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has emphasised the need for the mobilisation of capital markets to bridge the colossal financing gap for climate adaptation in Africa.
The German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) has inaugurated a rebranded Climate Adaptation Business Alliance (CABA), a global network on climate resilience to spur economic growth and social equity.
The Adaptation Gap Report 2024, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), highlights the urgent need to boost climate…
An expert in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mr David Afolayan, has called on African governments to depend on technology for climate adaptation measures.
President Bola Tinubu has called for earnest effort and action by citizens, stakeholders, institutions, and development partners to safeguard the…
Africa shows the largest share of maladaptive outcomes at all levels of warming. For example, intensifying the cultivation of maize and sorghum in west Africa or earlier planting of maize in Uganda further decreases yields – in addition to climate impacts – rather than reducing projected risk, even at 1.5C warming.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a flagship project to boost the resilience and climate adaptation agenda among rural communities in Somalia.