Thanks to the convening power of the AfricaAdapt network, researchers, policymakers, and media from across Africa came together March 9-11, 2011 to exchange experiences and knowledge about the challenge climate change poses for the continent. The...
In 2009, the CCAA program launched a series of learning forums, bringing supported research teams together to share knowledge on themes relevant to climate change adaptation. These forums facilitate learning across teams, and aim to generate...
The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program has been extended until March 31, 2012. IDRC and DFID (the UK Department of International Development), CCAA'S founding donors, agreed in September 2010 to extend the partnership initiative by...
Floods and drought are among the climate-related threats facing rural and urban communities throughout Ethiopia. Addressing those threats was the focus of a roundtable hosted by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program held in November...
Below you will find links to media coverage of the CCAA program and its research partners. Please note that this list includes articles that are available on the Internet. Articles are presented in their language of publication. IDRC President...
Climate change increasing malaria risk, research revealsCCAA-supported research in Kenya’s Central Highlands reveals that climate change is a key factor in rising malaria risk. This article was published in The Guardian, December 31, 2009.Global...
A new fund has been launched to help vulnerable groups in three countries of West Africa propose adaptation research that meets local needs. The Support Fund for Local Adaptation Strategies was launched in April 2009, at a workshop held in Toubab...
The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program congratulates staff members and research partners recently named as authors and editors on the upcoming Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The IPCC is...
Dakar, (July 2-8, 2010) - Senegal’s Minister of State for the Environment and Natural Protection, M. Djibo Leity Ka, presided over an international conference on knowledge sharing strategies to help vulnerable communities adapt to the impacts of...
Continuous flooding brings scientists and community members together to protect the coastal village of Doune Baba Dieye in northern Senegal in an "Early Warning - Early Action" workshop hosted by the International Red Cross/ Red Crescent...