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SouthSouthNorth (SSN) supports national and regional responses to climate change through policy and knowledge interventions, partnerships and deep collaboration. We do this by connecting people and information, enhancing capability and mobilising resources to respond innovatively to the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents.
Being positioned in the Global South affords SSN a deeper understanding of, and connection to, the climate and development challenges facing the region. We enhance developing countries’ access to climate information by brokering climate knowledge through formalised exchanges among various stakeholders. We assist decision-makers in delivering climate compatible development by informing policy formulation and implementation. We bring good governance to management of donor funds, technical assistance and project management.
The world is experiencing coinciding crises. Various regions have seen their highest-ever recorded surface temperatures, and many people have relocated due to climate-related disasters; thousands more have died, and economic shocks have pushed even more people into extreme poverty. In the face of these overlapping disasters in the Global South, supporting resilience and recovery for those left behind is necessary. Those with the most experience must be capable of responding to, adjusting, and preparing for large shocks to take effective action. This expertise lies locally.
Action research has many definitions, but the ARA has been on a journey to co-define it for adaptation.
Host, Nora NIsi, is joined by Sunayana Sen to discuss the impact of DARAJA, a climate risk communication service that captures the essence of action research. They discuss how DARAJA has impacted communities in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, and how it places users, particularly those in vulnerable communities, at the center of the service.
Why does the ARA focus on action research as a key mechanism for effecting change? Bruce Currie-Alder chats to Nora about why action research is different, and how the ARA and its members are working to enhance equity and justice as communities navigate climate change.
Communities are at the heart of action research for adaptation, says Dr Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar, who joins Nora to discuss other action research projects. She touches on principles that the alliance says underpin the approach, and introduces global action research projects, in addition to DARAJA, that were reviewed in the ARA report: Good Practices for Adaptation Action Research.
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Links you should know about:
For more information on SouthSouthNorth: https://southsouthnorth.org/
Email the ARA: ara@southsouthnorth.org
Follow the ARA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Adapt_Alliance
Follow the ARA on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-adaptation-research-alliance
DARAJA overview: https://www.resurgence.io/solutions/climate-risk-visualisation-and-communication/daraja/
Good practices for adaptation action research: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ARA-Evidence-Review_Good-practices-for-Adaptation-Action-Research.pdf DARAJA overview · Good practices for adaptation action research · LinkedIn · Twitter · SouthSouthNorth · Transcript.pdf — PDF (124.1 KB)
There’s no denying this is ‘the decade for action’ for climate change. In today's interconnected world, climate change impacts cross borders and disrupt systems. The time is now to adapt to these impacts, and that’s where the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) comes in.
In the first episode of the Action for Adaptation podcast we ask, what is the ARA and what is its purpose? Who are the people behind the alliance? What did its remarkable trajectory to COP26 look like - and how can people get involved in its ambitious agenda of action for adaptation?
Host, Aditya Bahadur, chats to ARA co-chair Professor Anand Patwardhan about the ARA’s goals over the next decade. Jessie DeMaria-Kinney, the ARA’s head of secretariat, speaks about what the growth of the ARA signals. Dr Poorti Sapatnekar joins to unpack the climate summit COP26 and the response the ARA had when launching at the global event. ARA Members Katy Harris and Dr Vikrom Mathur also join in to share how the focusing on adaptation is a global responsibility.
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Links you should know about: For more information on SouthSouthNorth: https://southsouthnorth.org/ Email the ARA: ara@southsouthnorth.org Follow the ARA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Adapt_Alliance Follow the ARA on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-adaptation-research-alliance Information on COP26: https://ukcop26.org/ website · Twitter · LinkedIn · COP26 · ARA Ep 1 Transcript.pdf — PDF (107.3 KB)
In December 2020, the green bond market reached an impressive milestone of US$1 trillion in cumulative issuance since the first green bond was floated in 2007. In this fourth episode of the Finance for resilience podcast, we unpack the topic of green bonds and the challenges and benefits associated with this financing mechanism. Considering the significant climate finance gap, green bonds are likely to play a crucial role in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, the growth of the market in the global South has lagged in comparison to the rest of the world.
Join CDKN’s climate finance lead, Kamleshan Pillay, as he hosts an in-depth discussion on green bonds and how to encourage their growth in developing markets. Kamlesh is joined by guests Megan Sager, Director of Sustainable Solutions in Cape Town, Robert Bunyi, Managing Director of Kenya Pooled Water Fund and Sandeep Bhattacharya, India project manager at the Climate Bond Initiative.
The links you need to know about: https://www.climatebonds.net https://www.rmb.co.za/deal/investing-in-cape-towns-most-precious-assets See PDF articles available with this episode · · CDKN Ep 4 _Transcript_Updated_SM.pdf — PDF (134.1 KB)
"We're taking a look at the Green Climate Fund, the world's largest fund dedicated to the fight against climate change... its main purpose is to financially support development action in the global South”.
In this third episode of the “Finance for resilience” podcast, we take a look at the Green Climate Fund. We explore why and how it started as well as the real impacts it's having on the ground.
Podcast host, Kamleshaan Pillay, hosts 3 guests Karl Mutani Aribeb, the Chief Operations Officer at the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia, Muhammed Sayed, a Climate Change Specialist for the Climate and Environmental Finance Unit at the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Charlotte Ellis, a project manager on the Southern African Climate Finance Partnership programme. Together they unpack the processes, challenges and successes of working with the Green Climate Fund.
Just a note on some of the acronyms you may hear in this podcast: GCF - Green Climate Fund. DBSA - Development Bank of Southern Africa and the CFF - Climate Finance Facility - a project of the DBSA. EIF - Environmental Investment Fund based in Namibia Direct Access Entities is another term you’ll hear. These are organisations which can submit funding proposals for GCF-backed projects and programmes.
The links you need to know about: www.southsouthnorth.org GCF importance to the Paris Agreement/statistics / - 28.0 -36.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx3T6a6o-6o&t=811s News clip - Most official - Paris agreement commentary 0.10 -0.34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tf5Hxa_dKs Status of Pledges and Contributions made to the Green Climate Fund. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/status-pledges-irm_1.pdf Development Bank of Southern Africa. https://www.greenclimate.fund/ae/dbsa Environment Investment Fund https://www.greenclimate.fund/ae/eif GCF importance to the Paris Agreement/statistics / - 28.0 -36.0 · · · · Environment Investment Fund · Transcript — PDF (125.9 KB)
Since 2015, Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) has brought together more than 200 researchers from over 20 countries to improve our understanding of Africa’s climate, how it is changing, and how it might change in the future. It has been five years packed with highlights and groundbreaking new knowledge on Africa’s climate, the threats climate change poses to the cities we live in, the water in our taps, the food we eat, the communities who grow it and so much more.
Stand in podcast host and Knowledge Manager for the Coordination Unit of FCFA, Beth Mackay interviews a panel of FCFA researchers to learn more about the work that has been done in the various project teams. These guests share about the wins and challenges of their respective projects as well as how they would like to see the work continuing in the years to come.
One of the key goals of FCFA was to produce a step change in the scientific understanding of Africa’s climate and make sure this has an impact on development. Did they succeed in this mission, how did they do so and what did they learn? You don’t want to miss this in depth look at the work of this impactful project.
The links you need to know about:
Video - Building climate change resilience in Africa - the story of Future Climate for Africa Digi-book - A manual for Co-production in African weather and climate services A critical reflection on learning from FCFA Video - Building climate change resilience in Africa - the story of Future Climate for Africa · Digi-book - A manual for Co-production in African weather and climate services · A critical reflection on learning from FCFA
In this fourth and penultimate of the ‘African climate breakdown’ podcast, we explore some of the work being done to make Africa’s agriculture more resilient. Think about the cup of tea you had over breakfast today - perhaps you didn’t think about climate change as you took that first sip. Listen in to find out more about how climate change is impacting tea farming in Africa, amongst other things in the agricultural sector.
Podcast host, Dr Suzanne Carter speaks with Neha Mittal, Adeline Barnaud and Dorothy Tembo Nhlema about the impact of climate change on agriculture and what it means for food security for those of us on the receiving end of the food chain. They also discuss some of the innovative ways they have engaged role players in these conversations.
You can also look forward to hearing from Dr Grady Walker - a Senior Research Officer from the Walker Institute at the University of Reading. Dr Walker implemented another creative technique with farmers by using film making to initiate dialogue about climate impacts on their farming with local government and policymakers.
The links you need to know about: https://futureclimateafrica.org/ · futureclimateafrica.org · futureclimateafrica.org · futureclimateafrica.org · futureclimateafrica.org · futureclimateafrica.org · futureclimateafrica.org · Transcript.pdf — PDF (145.7 KB)
“Governance and political buy-in perhaps remain the most crucial factors in determining how we finance adaptation comprehensively at scale”
In this second episode of the “Finance for climate resilience brought to you by CDKN” we unpack the topic of climate finance. This can be a tricky concept to fully understand and so we delve into the ins and outs of this niche space and all that it has to offer in the world of finance for climate resilience.
Host, Kamlesh Pillay, is joined by distinguished guests Malango Mughogho and Kathryn Bakos. Kathryn Bakos is the Director of Climate Finance and Science at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo in Canada and Malango Mughogho is the Director of ZeniZeni Sustainable Finance based in South Africa. Listen in as they share some of their insights and experiences from the work on things like whether or not enough is being invested in adaptation finance, looking at how to track the flow of adaptation finance as well as the important lessons that are being learned in the process.
If you’d like to find out more please visit: https://cdkn.org/?loclang=en_gb. Here you will find an email address for the team in your region. You can also follow us on Twitter at @cdknetwork or @SouthSouthNorth.
The links you need to know about:
www.southsouthnorth.org https://www.water-technology.net/projects/mose-project/ https://www.international-climate-initiative.com/fileadmin/Dokumente/2019/20190225_Understanding-and-Increasing-Finance-for-Climate-Adaptation-in-Developing-Countries.pdf https://www.adaptationcommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-10_adelphi_Adaptation-Briefings_Financing-Adaptation_an-Introduction.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298210141_Financial_Support_Mechanisms_and_Financing_Instruments_for_Climate_Change_Adaptation https://dtnac4dfluyw8.cloudfront.net/downloads/w · · · · dtnac4dfluyw8.cloudfront.net · Transcript — PDF (157.9 KB)
In this third episode of ‘The African climate breakdown’ brought to you by FCFA, we explore tackling climate change in African cities.
Podcast host Dr Suzanne Carter and co-host Brenda Mwalukanga delve into the fact that cities are particularly at risk to the impacts of climate change. Rapid population growth, as well as rapid environmental, economic, and social change which present their own issues, all are magnified by climate change. They are joined by Genito Maure & Maimouna Bologo/Traore in this fascinating discussion.
You can also look forward to hearing from Dr. Wilma Nchito who was part of the FRACTAL project and a lecturer in the Geography department at the University of Zambia who weighs in on the topic of climate change in African cities and how they have approached this work in the city of Lusaka.
The links you need to know about: https://futureclimateafrica.org/ http://www.fractal.org.za www.fractal.org.za
In this second episode of ‘The African climate breakdown’ brought to you by FCFA we explore how climate change is impacting water availability in Africa. How are African cities dealing with water availability issues and what else needs to be done?
Podcast host Dr. Suzanne Carter and co-host Kornelia Iipinge unpack the fact that many cities across Africa are dealing with water issues, examples such as Cape Town’s Day Zero may be an indication of the types of crisis African cities may face if they do not plan for climate change. Our two hosts are joined by Brenda Mwalukanga and Dan Lapworth to discuss how the city of Lusaka is adapting to water resource needs in the city and how work being done in the Lake Victoria basin in Kenya on water resource management is impacting the cities in this area.
You can also look forward to hearing from Julien Harou who is the chair in water engineering at the University of Manchester and is one of the co-investigators for the UMFULA project. The UMFULA team has been doing research on how governments should consider climate change in the planning of developments within river basins in Tanzania and Malawi. Julien shares what the research is showing.
The links you need to know about: https://futureclimateafrica.org/ https://twitter.com/future_climate https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-climate-for-africa-fcfa How climate change is impacting Africa’s water availability Transcript_.pdf — PDF (147.0 KB)
In this inaugural episode of the “Finance for resilience brought to you by CDKN” we unpack the topic of microfinance and how the mechanism of microfinance enables the building of climate resilience.
Host, Kamleshan Pillay, welcomes distinguished guests Tineyi Mawocha - CEO of Opportunity Bank Uganda, Lydia Baffour Awuah - Senior Programme Manager at Opportunity International and Puneet Chopra - partner at Microsave Consulting in India, to a panel discussion. The panel discussion revolves around the concept and impact of microfinancing as well as the very real possibilities that microfinancing affords in the betterment of the social well-being of some of the most vulnerable communities.
How has micro-financing been used in terms of supporting climate initiatives? What have been some of the positive impacts of this? How can micro-finance enable gender equality in the household of lesser developed countries? What safeguards need to be in place against gender-based violence while avoiding reinforcing gender stereotypes? If you’d like to find out more please visit: https://cdkn.org/?loclang=en_gb. Here you will find an email address for the team in your region. You can also follow us on Twitter at @cdknetwork or @SouthSouthNorth. The links you need to know about:
www.southsouthnorth.org
https://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/events/2007/nairobi/aleke.pdf
https://fsdkenya.org/tag/microfinance/
https://www.theafricareport.com/34465/kenya-microfinance-needs-to-be-regulated-says-ceo-of-kba/ www.unepfi.org · fsdkenya.org · www.theafricareport.com · Finance for Climate Resilience brought to you by CDKN-Transcript.pdf — PDF (137.4 KB)
In this first episode of ‘The African climate breakdown’ brought to you by FCFA we explore what climate science is and how Africa’s climate is changing, how that affects communities, and what can be done to create a climate-resilient future.
Podcast host Dr Suzanne Carter and co-host Dr Rondro Barimalala unpack what climate science involves and have an insightful panel discussion with climate scientists, Dr Caroline Wainwright and Dr Conni Klein.
You can also look forward to hearing from climate scientist Dr Owiti Zablone who provides an overview of the ground-breaking climate research from FCFA.
The links you need to know about:
https://futureclimateafrica.org/ Future Climate for Africa is funded by the UK Government's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC). Future Climate for Africa
Are you interested in understanding how Africa’s climate is changing, what the impacts will be on the continent, and how Africa can better adapt and prepare for climate change? In this podcast series, we will delve into these details through sharing ground-breaking research from the Future Climate for Africa programme.
Future Climate for Africa is funded by the UK Government's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC). Future Climate for Africa