Insights on Using Small Granting to support Local Adaptation Action
Indigo Development and Change, together with the Adaptation Network, hosted a workshop in Pretoria at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to share experiences on using small granting mechanisms to support local-scale climate change adaptation on...
Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three
By Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi First published in The Conversation There is an increasing global demand for food, water and energy. All three are inter-linked, a fact that has increasingly become the focus of attention for policy makers and governments. One...
New report on international coal finance
A report by the Natural Resources Defence Council reveals that G20 nations are considering more than USD 24 billion in financing for new dirty coal projects around the world, with Japan planning to finance USD 10 billion, China USD 8 billion, and South Korea USD 2...
Predicting an ice-free Arctic summer
New analysis of Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature data shows a linear relationship between cumulative carbon dioxide emissions and Arctic sea ice cover. For every metric ton of carbon dioxide emitted, three square metres of sea ice is lost. The new...
Soils could become net source of carbon dioxide
Research published in Scientific Reports warn that soils will have limited potential to mitigate climate change impacts and can even become a net source of atmospheric carbon dioxide if current patterns of land use and land use change continue. The pace and nature of...
Ocean acidification could drive biodiversity loss
New research published in Nature Climate Change predicts how living habitats such as corals, seagrasses and kelp forests will be affected by ocean acidification. Increased ocean acidification is projected to result in a decline in species diversity in supportive...
High 2015 temperatures could soon become the norm
Temperature rise is locked in until 2040 at least, and the sort of record temperatures that we saw in 2015 could become an average by 2025, according to research published in the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society that analysed seasonal temperatures across...
Reaching the USD 100 billion by 2020 target for climate finance
Climate finance remains a key uncertainty in the climate talks.
Developing a National Adaptation Strategy with stakeholders
Consultations are underway with stakeholders at provincial level and with special interest groupings, for inputs into the National Adaptation Strategy.