Better understanding of Agricultural value chains and inputs

Professor Yacob Mulugetta
Chair of Energy and Development Policy
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy
University College London

United Kingdom                                                                                                                                                                   

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Improve Research and Development

Dr. Ademola Adenle , Oxford University , United Kingdom

Produced by Aaron Kaah Yancho, Camera  Emmanuel Bensah Jr          

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Améliorer l’adaptation et la justice en matière de changement climatique

H.E. Abdoulaye Baldé
Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Senegal
 

Produced by Aaron Kaah Yancho
Camera Emmanuel Bensah Jr

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More financial support is needed

Ms. Kusum Lata, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat

Togo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         .

Produced by Aaron Kaah Yancho

Camera Emmanuel Bensah Jr

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CDSF is now welcoming applications for grants between € 200,000 and € 400,000.

CDSF is the investment arm of ClimDev-Africa program which aims to address the challenges associated with climate data and information. It envisages to translate these into effective policies to support adaptation and mitigation on the continent.

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Decision-making for an uncertain future: can climate information help?

By Maurine Ambani

Information about past, present, and future climate conditions can be a key tool for communities to plan for and adapt to climate change. But critics question the value of climate science, claiming it is too complex, overly technical and not practical enough to be useful. Why does climate science provoke such strong reactions? And how can we unlock the potential value of accessible and usable climate information?

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Sécurité alimentaire : L’Afrique peut résorber le déficit

Par Rosine Nkonla Azamene

Après trois jours d’intenses échanges, les participants réunis dans le cadre de la Quatrième Conférence annuelle sur le changement climatique et le développement en Afrique, pensent qu’avec son vaste potentiel naturel et humain, l’Afrique peut aujourd’hui transformer ses systèmes de production agricole, au point d’inverser le scénario permanent de déficit alimentaire.

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African Ministers hail ClimDev Special Fund, say it’s useful and timely

Ministers from Benin, Guinea Bissau and Senegal, yesterday took turns on the podium at a dinner gala to welcome the official launch of the ClimDev Special Fund (CDSF), saying it is a useful and timely initiative because it will effectively help African countries to invest in the production and use of climate information for sustainable and transformative economic development and better livelihoods in Africa.

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More investment and decentralization of meteorological services required

By Friday Phiri

Poor early warning systems in Africa is one subject that keeps popping up during climate change conferences. And this year’s Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) is no different as stakeholders attending the conference in Morocco have once again raised a red flag on the continent’s poorly developed meteorological services.

Robert Chimambo, Board Member of the Zambia Climate Change Network (ZCCN), shares his perspective on the subject

 

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Dr Pachauri at The fourth edition of the Conference (CCDA-IV)

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