Discover CONFER Project video presentation

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The agriculture in East Africa is mainly rain-fed with little or no irrigation. Farmers and smallholders are highly dependent on rainfall and have no reserves to draw on in dry periods. More accurate seasonal forecasts can help save crops, enhance fo...

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Virtual Workshop on issues related to Access to Energy in Africa

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We invite you to join Climate Chance’s upcoming Virtual Workshop on Access to Energy in Africa that will take place on Thursday 18th March from 3:00-4:00pm (CET, Paris time). Live translation English >> French will be a...

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Symposium “Adapting Africa to a Changing Climate”

The Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”  at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, and the  International Climate Change Research and Information Programme (ICCIRP) are pleased to invi...

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State of the Climate in Africa 2019

Impacts and risks associated with climate change are felt at regional and local levels. To enable effective action to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and extreme weather, governments and individuals must have access to science-bas...

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Say hello to our sister-projects: CONFER & DOWN2EARTH

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In the spirit of identifying areas of collaboration and creating synergies with other initiatives as encouraged by the European Commission, we introduce you to CONFER and DOWN2EARTH. These two projects were funded under the same European Commission c...

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Why FOCUS-Africa focuses on the SADC region

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Southern Africa, the target of FOCUS-Africa, is marked by economic regional imbalances with small and littlediversified economies, pronounced inequalities and poverty. According to the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (2010), the r...

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Why FOCUS-Africa? A summary of the virtual kick-off meeting

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FOCUS-Africa – Full-value chain Optimised Climate User-centric Services for Southern Africa – is developing sustainable tailored climate services in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region for four sectors: agriculture and food secur...

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