Gipfel für einen neuen globalen Pakt zur Klimafinanzierung

Ein entscheidendes Momentum für eine Reform der Finanzarchitektur?

Ende Juni 2023 trafen sich auf Einladung des französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Politik, Finanzwelt und Zivilgesellschaft zum „Gipfel für einen neuen globalen Finanzpakt“. Ziel des Gipfels war es, die Grundlage für einen Konsens zur Reform des internationalen Finanzsystems zu schaffen, um den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels, der sozialen Ungleichheit und des Biodiversitätsschutzes besser begegnen zu können und einen neuen Pakt zwischen dem Globalen Süden und dem Globalem Norden zu finden. Das Medieninteresse war entsprechend groß. Doch wie sind die Ergebnisse des Gipfels zu bewerten?

The 3rd Climate Diplomacy Academy, 2023

The conference aims to enhance the participants' understanding of climate change, its impacts, and the critical role of climate diplomacy in driving responsive climate action.

Our mission is to empower young and aspiring climate change diplomats, negotiators, and policymakers from across SSA. Together, we aim to amplify the critical role of climate diplomacy and international cooperation in taking action against climate change.

Media Perceptions of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Media, as a source of information, plays a leading role in raising public awareness and understanding of climate change and its impacts across communities and nations. This study was conducted to understand how climate change is perceived in the media in Sub-Saharan Africa. It reflects on how journalists from different countries in the region often frame and report on climate change issues under varied contexts.

Unpacking the Nexus between Climate Change and Extractive Industries in Sub-Saharan Africa

This publication, comprising a compilation of diverse studies on the nexus between climate change and extractive industries, seeks to propose strategies on how extractive industries can take meaningful action related to climate change mitigation and adaption measures along their production chain in Sub-Saharan Africa

IASS POLICY BRIEF 7/2022

Fostering a sustainable and secure energy supply for Kenya

This policy brief was written by Maria Apergi, Laima Eicke, Andreas Goldthau, Judith Hermann, Jude Kurniawan, Esther Schuch, and Silvia Weko. The authors’ research for this policy brief is funded by the Investigating the Systemic Impacts of the Global Energy Transition (ISIGET) project, financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the “Make our Planet Great Again – German Research Initiative”; Grant Nr. 57429628, implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The workshops that took place as part of the data collection process for this policy brief were funded and organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

ARE & KAS Team up to Catalyse DRE Job Creation in West Africa

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) have formed a partnership to demonstrate the potential of decentralised renewable energy (DRE) to generate green jobs in the West African region.

Enabling Climate Smart Agriculture across East Africa

East Africa’s agriculture sector is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, challenging farmer livelihoods and regional food security. Climate Smart Agriculture’s (CSA) integrated approach will be critical to address this challenge by promoting increased agricultural productivity, resilience, and climate change mitigation. CSA encompasses a wide array of practices, technologies, and approaches, necessitating the participation of a diverse range of stakeholders spanning the public, private and development spheres. Strengthening synergies between public agencies, development partners and private enterprises to address the challenge of agricultural productivity and food security in the region calls for the establishment of an enabling regulatory environment. This Policy Brief provides a general overview of the CSA landscape in East Africa, focusing on the enabling environment, to define a set of policy recommendations.

Klimareport 2021

Der fünfte Klimareport präsentiert Beiträge aus den weltweiten Klima- und Energieprogrammen der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Im Mittelpunkt des Klimareports 2021 stehen die potenziellen Auswirkungen von Extremwetterereignissen und Folgen des Klimawandels auf den Agrarsektor. Wie wirken sich die Veränderungen auf Migrationsbewegungen aus? Und wie auf die Sicherheitspolitik? Wir blicken in verschiedene Weltregionen und zeigen auf, dass die Folgen des Klimawandels hochkomplex sind und wir pragmatische und langfristige Lösungsansätze brauchen. Unser Klimareport 2021 bietet Analysen und Lösungsansätze an.

An African Climate Finance Agenda for COP26

The climate finance landscape is both wide and deep and is driven by a number of inter-related and complex considerations. Important decisions on these issues are likely to be taken at the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), convened in November 2021, which will have far reaching ramifications for African countries. It is imperative that both state and non-state African voices on these issues are presented to drive an agenda that is Africa-centric and which speaks to the unique challenges faced by the region. In this context, SAIIA partnered with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Regional Programme: Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa to implement the project Climate Finance Innovations Towards COP26. The goal of the project was to support a shared African agenda around climate finance in the lead up to COP26, considering in particular the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on climate finance, as well as the themes of adaptation finance and private finance.

China in Africa: Wielding Influence in the Age of Coronavirus

How the Chinese Communist Party Shapes Narratives and Builds Influence in Africa

Die neue Studie "Wielding Influence in the Age of Coronavirus" analysiert Chinas Reaktion auf das Coronavirus in Afrika.