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- Publication 29 November 2022 Identities, interests, and preferences matter: Fostering sustainable community development by building assets and agency in western Kenya The efficiency and sustainability of climate change adaptation projects depend on appropriate models and tools to take climate-smart practices to scale. This paper presents the “Building assets and agency” approach taken by the Accelerating Adoption of Agroforestry project whose objective is to scale the adoption of context-specific adaptation and mitigation options. Through the approach, communities are encouraged to identify, mobilise, and use their existing assets to define community plans…
- Publication 29 November 2022 Toward universal electrification in Ghana In 1989, the government of Ghana set in motion an electrification plan that aims to provide universal access to electricity within a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020. About 25 years down the line, Ghana seems to be inching closer toward universal electrification. However, a number of challenges remain. As is the case in many other countries, urban communities have greater access to the national electricity grid than rural communities. Also, electricity generation in the country has not matched…
- Publication 29 November 2022 Deconstructing the concept of renewable energy-based mini-grids for rural electrification in East Africa The goal of providing universal energy access to all by 2030 under the UN-led SE4ALL initiative calls for new and innovative solutions to rural electrification and is fuelling the recent interest in mini-grids. Mini-grid solutions are emerging as a third alternative to rural electrification, coming between the option of large-scale grid extension and pico-scale stand-alone solutions like solar home systems or solar lanterns. International expectations of mini-grids are high, with the…
- Publication 29 November 2022 Application of the Coastal Hazard Wheel methodology for coastal multi-hazard assessment and management in the state of Djibouti This paper presents the application of a new methodology for coastal multi-hazard assessment and management in a changing global climate on the state of Djibouti. The methodology termed the Coastal Hazard Wheel (CHW) is developed for worldwide application and is based on a specially designed coastal classification system that incorporates the main static and dynamic parameters determining the characteristics of a coastal environment. The methodology provides information on the hazards of…
- Publication 29 November 2022 The real governance of disaster risk management in peri-urban Senegal: Delivering flood response services through co-production Disastrous and recurring floods have impacted West African urban centres over the last decade, accentuating already existing vulnerabilities in poor neighbourhoods. Climate change-induced changing weather patterns and more extreme weather events are only part of the explanation for this situation, as large segments of the urban population in West Africa are not offered the public services, infrastructure and protective regulations needed in order to respond to floods. Through an empirically…
- Publication 28 November 2022 International Cooperative Initiatives
- Publication 28 November 2022 Loss and damage at COP27 Negotiations related to loss and damage during COP27 focused on four topics: dedicated finance for loss and damage, operational details for the Santiago Network, governance arrangements for the Warsaw International Mechanism, and inclusion of loss and damage in the ‘global stocktake’. This publication outlines the agreements reached during COP27 on these four issues. The description is based on the text of the various decision drafts, accessed from the UNFCCC website in the week of 21st…
- Event 25 November 2022 Can ESCOs solve the German energy crisis? Germany is close to the centre of the European energy crisis caused by the interruption of Russian gas supplies. Apart from turning down temperatures and switching off public lighting, the real short-term answer is energy efficiency. The ESCOs should be at the centre of that agenda. At our last webinar of 2022, Rüdiger Lohse, head of the German ESCO association EDLHUB, will take the temperature of the German ESCO market in light of the current scramble to make ends meet in the energy market -…