First Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDAI) - Final Report
Development First: Addressing Climate Change in Africa
As the impacts of climate change heighten across the globe, the need for solutions to increase the resilience abilities of whole sectors of economies, communities and households, especially in the African continent, is all the more urgent. Africa is the most vulnerable region to the impacts of climate change and climate variability – and as a result it needs to formulate appropriate policies to promote the resilience of its people. This requires that the three communities of research, policy and practice come on board in developing appropriate policies.