A mini Adaptation Colloquium is planned for the 30th and 31st of May 2017 and will be hosted at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. For further information please contact Noel Oettle of the Adaptation Network Secretariat: dryland@global.co.za

Capacity development opportunities offered by the Network in 2017
The Adaptation Network will again offer practitioners opportunities to enhance their skills as facilitators of effective adaptation. The workshop will be held in KZN, Cape Town and Mpumalanga.

Adaptation Network reflections on 2016
During November 2016, the Adaptation held its Annual General Meeting to reflect with members on the activities of 2016 and plan for 2017.

Designing the South African Green Climate Fund small grant project proposal
SANBI held a national stakeholder workshop on 16 February 2017 to inform the design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal. The proposal aims to enhance the concept of the Small Grants Facility project that is funded by the Adaptation Fund.

Grassroots Initiatives Fight Food Insecurity
By Felix Kwabena Donkor and Moeketsi Monaheng The World Food Programme estimates that about 795 million people worldwide – approximately one in nine people – lack enough
Makhaze community celebrate International Wetlands Day
By Candice Arendse According to projections provided by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) there will be an increase in the frequency and severity
Climate News February 2017
IPCC selects experts for Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius In late February, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change selected the team
Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three
By Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi First published in The Conversation There is an increasing global demand for food, water and energy. All three