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COP24: Development & Climate (D&C) Days

Development and Climate Days 2018 (D&C Days) Date: 8-9 December 2018 Register here Programme link Event page link This year’s D&C days will aim to

Tagged action, adaptation, ambition, Climate negotiations, COP24, D&C, Development & climate days, empowerment, global, Katowice, local, local knowledge, Poland, register, resilience, risk, transparency

Adaptation Network: COP24 Events & Announcements

There are many exciting developments happening amongst Network members for the upcoming COP24 in Katowice, Poland that begins next week. On behalf of the Secretariat,

Tagged adaptation, Climate negotiations, COP24, development and climate days, events, Katowice, panel, Poland, practitioners

Reportage on the World Mountain Forum (WMF 2018): Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

By Felix Donkor – Mountains play a significant role in shaping global and regional climates and weather conditions. Moreover, they form about one-quarter of the

Tagged adaptation, biodiversity, bishkek, catchments, climate, development, ecosystem services, forum, kyrgystan, mountain, mountains, nature-based adaptation, sustainable, water, weather, youth

Adaptation Network AGM 2018: a new chapter for the Network

By Dania Petrik – On the 14th November, the Adaptation Network hosted the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Network. This meeting marked ten

Tagged ACDI, adaptation, agm, cape town, constitution, CSAG, DayZero, host, meeting, members, membership, practitioners, steering committee, UCT, vote

Participants shared experiences through interactive activities (Source: Elin Lorimer)

Insights From the Climate Change and Vulnerable Community Workshop

By Jack A. Dyer Sixteen stakeholders rekindled their passion for climate-affected communities, among the dassies and succulents at SANBI’s Auditorium within the Pretoria National Botanical

Tagged adaptation, climate change, communities, conference, development, engagement, facilitation, forum, south africa, training, vulnerability, workshop

The “adaptation labyrinth” engaged participants in finding their way through complex challenges in a cooperative and coordinated way.
(Source: Shannon Parring)

Reflections on the Practical Adaptation for Vulnerable Communities Training Workshop

By Ndivile Mokoena What stood out for me, personally, at the recent Practical Adaptation for Vulnerable Communities Training Workshop hosted by the Adaptation Network

Tagged adaptation, climate, communities, facilitation, gender, practical, science, skill, training, vulnerable, workshop

Participants do the “gender walk”, illustrating how assignation and embodiment of socially constructed gender roles inhibits or enables people. (Source: Shannon Parring)

Hands on with Practical Adaptation Skills

By Elin Lorimer In October, the Adaptation Network once again provided members with the opportunity to develop their capacities by hosting a “Practical Adaptation

Tagged adaptation, facilitation, gender, hands-on, network, practical, rural, skills, training, vulnerable communities, workshop

Knowledge for Action: Scoping a climate adaptation knowledge system to enable a socially just transition to a low-carbon adaptive South Africa

By ACDI, CSAG, Wits Researchers (LTAS Collaboration) A research team from African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) and the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at

Tagged adaptation, cross-sectoral, economy, knowledge sharing, long-term, LTAS, multi-stakeholder, National Climate Change Response Policy, research, scenarios, south africa

Faith Communities and their key role in promoting Adaptation Strategies

By Mncedisi Masuku Around the world, scientists are assessing climate change and helping us to understand what we need to do in order to mitigate

Tagged adaptation, climate change, communities, creation, earth, earthkeepers, faith, resilience, stewards

Mainstreaming sustainable adaptation to climate change into municipal planning: An analysis from the Eastern Cape, South Africa

By Darika Santhia, Sheona Shackleton & Taryn Pereira Municipalities are well positioned to support adaptation of vulnerable people to climate change; however, they seldom integrate

Tagged adaptation, climate change, cross-sectoral, development, eastern cape, local government, mainstreaming, municipal, municipalities, planning, service delivery, silos, south africa, vulnerability