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Accelerating Global Climate Resilience through Robust Adaptation Metrics
Persistent gaps in coordination, measurement, and attribution hinder coherent integration of adaptation across global frameworks (SDGs, Sendai, CBD, CCD), underscoring the need for harmonized, adaptive, and inclusive metrics
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Locally Led Adaptation Metrics Unlocking Finance with Community-Defined Indicators
The transition to Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) in Africa is fundamentally hampered by a persistent accountability gap. Despite broad political endorsement, adaptation finance and reporting continue to…
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Climate-Health Emergency Policy Pathways for Resilience in Africa (2024)
Africa faces a profound and immediate climate-health emergency. Climate related hazards accounted for over 56% of public health emergencies on the continent between 2001 and…
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Closing the gender gap Building inclusive energy
The global energy transition, while necessary for climate resilience and sustainable development, risks deepening existing gender inequalities if it fails to include…
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Effective Interventions in the Protection of Survivors of GBV in Kenya
Gender-based violence (GBV) in Kenya remains a critical and pervasive public health, human rights, and socio-economic concern. Despite a robust legal and policy framework, including…
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Enabling Sustainable and Gender-Inclusive Energy Systems with AI Lessons from Emerging Evidence
AI holds transformative potential to accelerate access to clean, reliable, and equitable energy systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In regions like sub-Saharan Africa,…
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Enhancing Public Accountability Committees (PACs) Lessons From Across Africa.
Public Accountability Committees (PACs) in Africa play a crucial role in governance, but they face significant challenges, including limited independence and insufficient resources, weak legal…
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Strategy to enhance Food Security, Resilience, and Drought in ASAL Regions of Kenya
Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), which comprise over 89% of the country’s landmass, are increasingly affected by climate change-induced droughts, erratic rainfall, and environmental …
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Operationalizing a Just Transition in Africa: Incorporating Just Transition principles into Updated NDCs to Overcome Renewable Energy Barriers
Africa is increasingly vulnerable to climate change, making the urgent adoption of sustainable energy solutions crucial for achieving its sustainable development goals. Nationally Determined Contributions…
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Advancing Climate and Health Action through the G20
With South Africa hosting the G20, Wellcome recognized the importance of understanding pan-African priorities and translating them into policy actions within the G20 forum. To achieve this,…
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