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Climate change & energy: Climate change in Africa

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Africa has contributed less than any other region to the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely held responsible for global warming. But the continent is also the most vulnerable to the consequences.

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Opinions and Analysis

Farmers are beginning to view agroforestry as a viable method to boost income and production Europe must admit Africa to carbon trading club

The time is right for Europe to change its carbon trading rules, giving Africa access to the market, writes Louis V. Verchot.

7 December 2007 | EN

Data gathering in Botswana Africa needs better data to combat global warming

Effective adaptation strategies will require reliable scientific data both on the nature of climate change and on its potential impact.

1 August 2007 | EN

Policy Briefs

To be resilient to climate change, Africa must adapt

Better integration of science and policy in Africa is crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, concluded an international workshop.

30 July 2007 | EN
Source: IIED/Tyndall Centre

NAPAs put climate change adaptation on the map

National Adaptation Programmes of Action put climate change adaptation on the development agenda, write Balgis Osman-Elasha and Thomas E. Downing.

30 July 2007 | EN
Source: European Capacity Building Initiative, University of Oxford


News and Features

Flooding in Pakistan Researchers pinpoint climate change 'hotspots'

Researchers have mapped climate change hotspots around the globe, focusing on specific hazards including floods, cyclones and droughts.

4 September 2008 | EN

Kenyan grasslands Climate cropland changes 'raising temperatures' in East Africa

Conversion to croplands in East Africa, fuelled by climate change, will contribute greatly to global warming, predict scientists.

13 August 2008 | EN | FR | 中文