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CAA launches Technical Assistance to build capacity on mainstremaing Inclusive Climate Action in Nigeria with Women’s Environment Program and Le Groupe Conseil de Baastel.
On March 20th, 2024, the Women’s Environment Program (WEP) Nigeria together with the consultancy Le Groupe Conseil Baastel gathered 70+ stakeholders for a National Stakeholder Inception Meeting to launch the Technical Assistance on Inclusive Climate Action in Nigeria. The technical assistance initiative is supported by the Government of Canada’s Climate Action Africa (CAA), which is…
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Climate Action Africa supports Climate Negotiating Workshop in Togo
In April, the Women Environmental Programme (WEP) held a workshop to strengthen the capacity of south-south negotiators.
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Climate Action Africa announced as part of 168-million-dollar funding commitment by the Government of Canada
In late October, the first Canada-African Union Commission High-Level Dialogue took place in Ottawa as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat travelled to Ottawa. Included in 168 million dollars of funding earmarked for sustainable development initiatives is Global Affairs Canada’s Climate Action Africa. Over the course of five years, the 15-million-dollar…
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CAA supports Katarina University Climate Conference
Since its inception in 2007, Karatina University in Kenya has aspired to lead green, entrepreneurial Universities in Africa.
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Somalia’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change chairs Climate Action Africa panel discussion at COP28
On December 9th, 2023, the government of Somalia, with support from the Climate Action Africa team, hosted a side event on climate finance in achieving Somalia’s NDC in Dubai at COP28. Somalia is one of the most vulnerable countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to the impacts of climate change. The Government of Somalia has submitted its…
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South-South exchange participants receive hands-on training in SLAMDAM mobile flood barrier system
For many African communities, agriculture is an economic driver and a foundation of livelihoods for rural populations. In recent years, due to climate change, extreme weather events have become increasingly frequent, which has affected vulnerable communities and farmers relying on traditional water control methods – which have proven to be insufficient. SLAMDAM technology was developed…
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Empowering Women Tea Farmers in Kericho: A Tale of Transformation
Before attending the International Climate Conference at Karatina University, women in Kericho, Kenya, faced a harsh reality. Chesiele, a tea farmer, said that women were deprived of the opportunity to enter the tea farming industry. “We, women, couldn’t secure land, and it was tough getting a foothold in the industry,” she explained. “I needed help.…
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Climate Action Africa launches initiative to develop climate risk management framework with AECF
As temperatures rise globally, extreme climate events such as droughts, cyclones, floods and heatwaves continue to negatively affect the entire African continent’s economy and society, particularly the key agricultural sector – which is having an acute impact on small businesses across the continent.
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