Publications
In this section you will find a diverse range of sources, including scientific publications, country reports, books, slide presentations, among others.
In South Africa the impacts of climate change on children need to be considered in relation to wider development pressures affecting the country. Challenges…
04-07-2014
1,423
Based on a review of the GLOBE Climate Legislation Studies [1 and 2] and desk-top research on climate change policies, laws and regulations from 17…
03-07-2014
1,234
This paper describes the institutional and resource challenges and
opportunities in getting different sectors in eThekwini Municipality (the local…
23-06-2014
1,535
This news brief highlighted height top takeaways from some of the first workshops, from Glasgow to Christchurch. Twenty-one cities around the world have hosted…
23-06-2014
1,382
This paper discusses micro-level practices for adapting to climate change that are available to small-scale farmers in Africa. The analysis is based on a…
19-06-2014
1,359
The research project ‘Adaptations to climate change amongst natural resource-dependant societies in the developing world: across the southern African climate…
19-06-2014
1,295
Coasts and the world’s oceans are crucial to life on Earth, they support livelihoods, and are vital to the global economy in many ways. Coastal ecosystems…
19-06-2014
1,386
The improvement of energy efficiency is considered internationally as one of the ways to ensure energy security of supply, GHG emissions and mitigate the…
13-06-2014
1,696
Through a case study of two municipalities in South Africa, this paper identifies the factors that enable action to be taken at the local government level. The…
13-06-2014
1,713
Tunisia is one of the few developing countries to have developed a proactive policy for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency already in the…
13-06-2014
2,802
With an estimated population of 1.1 million, Maputo is the most densely populated city in Mozambique. The city is sharply divided into two areas: ’the cement…
04-06-2014
1,885
What opportunities and challenges does climate compatible development present in the context of rapidly growing cities across the African continent, where two…
28-05-2014
1,711
Africa needs to increase energy supplies across the continent to allow growth and well for its increasing population. As a first step to improving access, most…
27-05-2014
1,984
Anju Sharma introduces three new briefing notes produced by ecbi and CDKN on issues of concern to Least Developed Countries in the international climate change…
20-05-2014
1,394
Ensuring that policy-makers are able to respond to the medium- and long-term implications of climate change is important in promoting climate-resilient…
20-05-2014
1,315
The impact of climate change on the different sectors of the economy has been widely recognised. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
19-05-2014
2,016
This article reports a rapid method for rangeland assessments in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda by harnessing pastoralists’ indigenous knowledge among the Orma,…
15-05-2014
2,129
Changing climate and weather patterns are predicted to have severe negative
impacts on food production, food security and natural resources in the immediate…
14-05-2014
2,015
This paper describes the findings from the very first application of a new methodology to support governments and development partners that wish to mobilise…
29-04-2014
1,332
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) released a discussion paper that identifies climate adaptation strategies for agricultural systems,…
15-04-2014
1,800
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report on new technological developments that will improve the energy efficiency involved in heating and…
13-02-2014
1,564
This compendium presents a wide-ranging overview of more than 400 projects, case studies and research activities specifically related to climate change and…
13-02-2014
1,481
This paper highlights indigenous mitigation and adaptation strategies that have been practiced in the Sahel, and the benefits of integrating indigenous…
13-02-2014
1,758
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to increase its energy supply drastically in order to meet its energy demand and support economic growth. Experts estimate that Sub-…
03-02-2014
2,107
Fire is an important feature in both cultural and ecological contexts in Africa and also contributes CO2 to the atmosphere and reduces terrestrial carbon…
16-01-2014
3,109
This resport presents the results of the second edition of the AfriCAN Climate events held in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2013. The events, comprising a…
20-12-2013
3,132
Limpopo River Basin is predominantly a rural community and therefore livelihoods are generally through agricultural or other rural activities. Effective and…
20-12-2013
2,345
Water and energy supply are two of the most important responsibilities of municipalities in South Africa. The authors show that increased rainfall variability…
19-12-2013
3,335
Most Sub-Saharan African countries have low energy coverage. Country leaders are doing deliberated efforts to put in place Country Energy Strategies to tackle…
17-12-2013
1,843
Nearly half of the world’s population cook with low quality biomass and using simple technologies, most of them use three stone cook stoves, this is true in…
11-12-2013
2,327
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