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16 August 2021 - How nice to be able for a change to praise a minister in the South African government. But Barbara Creecy is absolutely correct in demanding that the rich countries up their game on climate change.

Here’s a startling figure: 1.5 billion people will live in African cities by 2050, more than double the number today. African cities — including unplanned urban areas and informal settlements — are already facing staggering challenges: poverty, the need for more and better jobs, and a lack of housing and basic infrastructure, all of which will be compounded by rapid urban growth. Yet, in our experience, one of the biggest risks facing cities across Africa is not well understood: water ins...

This article originally appeared on WRI.org Nature-based solutions are key to advancing climate adaptation. These are approaches that work with nature, not against it — from restoring wetlands, which can protect against storms, to conserving forests that stabilize soil and runoff during floods. Mangrove forests, for example, save an estimated $80 billion per year in avoided losses from coastal flooding globally, and protect up to 18 million people. Additionally, nature-based solutions can pro...

Key Findings Overall, the amount of public international funding flowing to nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation is still relatively small, accounting for only US$3.8–8.7 billion, or approximately 0.6–1.4 percent of total climate finance flows and 1.5–3.4 percent of public climate finance flows, in 2018. Funding for NbS for adaptation (NbSA) in 2018 was driven by a handful of major bilateral donors, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Sweden. The European U...

The world has been on destructive trajectory to date with the Climate Crisis being the uppermost long-term risk in the 2021 WEF Global Risk Register, writes the author. (iStock) The Year of the Ox is characterised by diligence, dependability, determination and strength, which are the attributes required to build on these pillars toward a landmark year in the quest for a low carbon green sustainable and equitable future, writes  Dhesigen Naidoo. We have ushered in the Year ...

The Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Ruffe, whose nation hosted the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, was one of many leaders to advance critical shifts toward adaptation. Photo by EU2016 SK/Flickr The Netherlands hosted the Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021, marking the first time world leaders gathered at a global event focused solely on adaptation and resilience. As a platform for new commitments and renewed affirmations, CAS served as a key steppingstone to other major climate events throug...

Feature: Restore Africa’s degraded land – Climate Adaptation Summit Format Land is one of Africa’s most abundant resources, but it has become degraded across large swathes of the continent. Restoring the productivity of land will form a vital part of Africa’s sustainable adaptation to climate change – the Climate Adaptation Summit heard this week. CDKN’s Mairi Dupar reports. “Land restoration has a positive impact on the economy, on business, on biodiversity and is a carbon sink,...

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) today made a number of key announcements during the Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS2021) hosted by the Netherlands - the first international summit for global leaders aimed at triggering the systemic change required to accelerate adaptation action globally for a climate resilient world. During the Summit GCAs work was endorsed by a number of world leaders including Ali Bongo Odimba, President of Gabon; Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana; Keith Mitchell, Pri...

Windmills in Zaanstad, Netherlands. The Netherlands is hosting this years Climate Adaptation Summit. Photo by Michal Soukup/Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic did not break the world, but rather revealed a world already broken. COVID-19 and the climate crisis exposed the fragility of economies and societies, upending the lives of people worldwide and, in particular, harming vulnerable communities and countries already facing multiple challenges. This year will bring many of the same challenges as l...

Principles for locally led adaptation Eight principles for locally led adaptation have been developed to help ensure that local communities are empowered to lead sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level. IIED is among over 40 governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs that have already endorsed these principles and are advocating their endorsement by others. Two women harvest Chayote fruits and vines to make nutritious meals for th...