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Scientific roundtable on the climatic situation and drought in Africa: report by the executive secretary of economic commission for Africa
(1984-05)
In preparation for the Roundtable, ECA and the co-sponsoring organizations convened an inter-agency meeting and two expert group meetings on 25 July 1983, 6 to 7 October 1933 and 13 to 16 December 1983 respectively. The ...
Governance for peace and security in a changing climate
(2010-10)
Africa’s vulnerability arises from a combination of many factors, including extreme poverty, rising population, frequent natural disasters such as droughts and floods, and agricultural systems (crop and livestock production) ...
Filling the gap : expanding the financing for adaptation under the UNFCCC through a levy on international transport services
(2011-11)
The impacts of global warming and climate disruption are currently being experienced in Africa, where more than 150 million people are intensely vulnerable and severely at risk. Africa is the continent that is most vulnerable ...
Transition to sustainable energy for development under climate change in Africa: some problems and prospects
(1990-05)
Straddled by the equator, the African continent receives high average levels of insolation round the year. In very many areas there prevail high average levels of ambient temperature and rates of evaporation as well as low ...
African region statement to the 14th session of the commission on sustainable development (CSD-14) on energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution/atmosphere and climate change
(2005-10)
This paper focuses on African region statement to the 14th session of the commission on sustainable development (CSD-14) on energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution atmosphere and climate ...
Changements climatiques et développment des infrastructures : document de travail no 8
(2010-10)
Après des décennies d’investissements insuffisants, le mauvais état des infrastructures en Afrique est un frein majeur au développement du continent. Une infrastructure en bon état contribuerait nettement à la réalisation ...
Résume des travaux et recommandations 3ème conférence annuelle sur le changement climatique et le développements en Afrique (CCDA-III)
(2013)
L’objectif global de la conférence était de tirer profit des deux éditions précédentes CCDA-I et II et de susciter le débat entre experts et acteurs sur comment les opportunités du changement climatique peuvent renforcer ...
Rapport annuel 2009
(2009-05)
Le présent rapport, qui est soumis à la quarante-deuxième session de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), porte sur la période allant de mai 2008 à mai 2009, et décrit les principales réalisations de son secrétariat ...
Trade can induce climate-resilient reforms for food security in Africa
(2018)
The brief draws on a diagnostic study conducted in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the East African Community to understand the role of trade in responding to the impact of climate change on ...
Climate change and infrastructure development
(2010-10)
Weak infrastructure is a critical bottleneck in Africa’s development after decades of under-investment. Sound infrastructure would contribute significantly to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Changes ...