Africa

Our team based in Lomé focuses on the interface between climate science, policy and governance issues with a specific focus on supporting least developed group of countries. We have strong ties to governments, institutions and civil society in the region, offering technical support on issues such as food security, water, health and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.

Publications

The effects of political knowledge use by developing country negotiators in Loss and Damage negotiations

De la CDN 1.0 à la CDN 2.0: qu'est-ce qui a changé dans les CDN des PMA de l’Afrique de l'Ouest?

Uncompensated claims to fair emission space risk putting Paris Agreement goals out of reach

Renewable energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa

Long term strategies: low carbon growth, resilience and prosperity for Least Developed Countries

Accounting for socioeconomic constraints in sustainable irrigation expansion assessments

National 1.5°C compatible emissions pathways and consistent power sector benchmarks in Africa

Use and economic benefits of indigenous seasonal climate forecasts: evidence from Benin, West Africa

How is science making its way into national climate change adaptation policy? Insights from Burkina Faso

What next for the Global Goal on Adaptation?

Five years of the Green Climate Fund: how much has flowed to Least Developed Countries?

Conducting (pre)feasibility studies for adaptation projects to be submitted to the GCF in Francophone LDCs in Africa

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From droughts to floods: how Eastern African countries are responding to the rising El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole

The Horn of Africa looks set to go from one disaster to another as floods intensified by a rising El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole are predicted to follow a prolonged drought. We take a look at climate policies in the region and what countries are doing to prepare for compound extreme events.

Women sell fufu at market in Abuja, Nigeria. ©IFPRI/Milo Mitchell, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

Gas is casting a long shadow over green development in Africa

Despite having 60% of the world’s solar resources the continent has less than 2% of the world’s investment in renewable energy. At COP27, there were calls to expand African gas, risking locking in high emissions, burdening their economies with stranded assets, and potentially losing out on major economic opportunities to invest in renewable energy and green hydrogen.

Solar panels, Fiji — Michael Coghlan, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED

In it for the long haul: Lessons in developing mid-century decarbonisation strategies

The COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans that governments put forward at this critical juncture present a unique opportunity to embed ambitious climate action into national sustainable development visions.

Zagtouli solar power plant, Burkina Faso ©Erwan Rogard for AFD 2017, courtesy ID4D

How West Africa can expand power supply and meet climate goals

Expanding renewable energy and cross-border cooperation could allow developing countries in West Africa to leapfrog or at least minimise the commitment to a climate-damaging future of fossil-fuel energy generation while powering sustainable development. Our new research shows that combining smartly selected, sustainably managed hydropower projects with an expansion of solar and wind energy is a no-regrets way forward for this region.

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Ghana, Image by jozuadouglas from Pixabay

Business-as-unusual: working with Ghana's private sector on climate change adaptation

Creating more climate-resilient societies will also require action from businesses. We supported the government of Ghana in developing an innovative strategy for leveraging the private sector to ensure the success of its national adaptation planning.

En route to Katowice: Negotiators from Least Developed Countries prepare for COP24

Earlier this month around 30 ministers and high-level representatives from LDCs met in Addis-Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, to prepare for the upcoming climate talks to be held in Katowice, Poland (COP24) in December. They prepared main messages.

The 2018 Adaptation Futures conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa

Making use of latest science in adaptation planning

Countries vulnerable to climate change impacts have very limited capacities and resources, and relevant scientific information is sparse or difficult to access, yet effective climate change adaptation planning requires that science and policy come together. Our experts looked into barriers and ways to overcome them at a workshop during the Adaptation Futures conference.

Agriculture in places like Madagascar faces many risks of climate change impacts.

Adaptation Futures — a spotlight on climate adaptation in developing countries

For the first time the Adaptation Futures conference was held in Africa — an opportunity to shine a light on developing country adaptation issues. Six Climate Analytics experts had the opportunity to present their work and facilitate a number of sessions. Here's their perspective on the key threads at the conference.

A woman watering her garden, Natitinqou, Bénin by Philippe Baret, Unsplash

Co-designing vulnerability assessment methodology with local actors in Benin

On 31 January and 1 February 2018, Climate Analytics and the Centre de Partenariat et d'Expertise pour le Développement Durable (CePED) organised a scientific workshop on vulnerability assessments in Cotonou, Benin. The workshop brought together over 30 scientists, practitioners and policy actors to discuss the practical organisation, timeline and methodological approach to assess vulnerability in the three nationally pre-identified sectors — agriculture, water and health.

A year of climate extremes: a case for Loss & Damage at COP23

Climate extremes, many now bearing human fingerprints, are already causing devastating impacts across the globe, and the time is high for Loss and Damage to be considered in concrete and actionable terms in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. But what are the next steps to really move this issue forward, and in particular what needs to be done at the first “Islands COP” in Bonn?

Cocoa beans. Photo by Etty Fidele on Unsplash

What’s on the science agenda for the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C in agriculture

Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement with its 1.5°C temperature limit, climate scientists are preparing a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change under 1.5ºC warming in global average temperature. Here’s an overview of what we already know and what we would need to learn from the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C due in 2018 regarding impacts on agriculture.

Boats damaged in Cyclone Vanuatu. amanderson2, Flickr (Public domain)

The IPCC’s 1.5°C Special Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just approved the outline of the special report on the 1.5°C temperature limit — here's what it will contain.

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Publications

The effects of political knowledge use by developing country negotiators in Loss and Damage negotiations

De la CDN 1.0 à la CDN 2.0: qu'est-ce qui a changé dans les CDN des PMA de l’Afrique de l'Ouest?

Uncompensated claims to fair emission space risk putting Paris Agreement goals out of reach

Renewable energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa

Long term strategies: low carbon growth, resilience and prosperity for Least Developed Countries

Accounting for socioeconomic constraints in sustainable irrigation expansion assessments

National 1.5°C compatible emissions pathways and consistent power sector benchmarks in Africa

Use and economic benefits of indigenous seasonal climate forecasts: evidence from Benin, West Africa

How is science making its way into national climate change adaptation policy? Insights from Burkina Faso

What next for the Global Goal on Adaptation?

Five years of the Green Climate Fund: how much has flowed to Least Developed Countries?

Conducting (pre)feasibility studies for adaptation projects to be submitted to the GCF in Francophone LDCs in Africa

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From droughts to floods: how Eastern African countries are responding to the rising El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole

Gas is casting a long shadow over green development in Africa

In it for the long haul: Lessons in developing mid-century decarbonisation strategies

How West Africa can expand power supply and meet climate goals

Business-as-unusual: working with Ghana's private sector on climate change adaptation

En route to Katowice: Negotiators from Least Developed Countries prepare for COP24

Making use of latest science in adaptation planning

Adaptation Futures — a spotlight on climate adaptation in developing countries

Co-designing vulnerability assessment methodology with local actors in Benin

A year of climate extremes: a case for Loss & Damage at COP23

What’s on the science agenda for the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C in agriculture

The IPCC’s 1.5°C Special Report

Media Coverage

Africa's Gas Bubble

‘Carpe diem’; Africa can be energy giant

Africa: Clean Energy Is Africa's Chance for Climate Resilient Development