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Application of African indigenous knowledge systems and practices for climate change and disaster risk management for policy formulation

This paper assessed the application of the African indigenous knowledge of and practices for climate change and disaster risk management by African governments in policy formulation and implementation.
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Addressing climate change adaptation in fragile settings and conflict-affected countries: Lessons learned from the adaptation fund’s portfolio

This study presents an overview of the Fund’s experience and lessons learned from addressing climate change adaptation and strengthening long-term resilience to climate change in fragile and conflict-afflicted countries.
A woman is seen while she tills the soil in a garden in Kaya, Centre-Nord region in Burkina Faso
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Integrated financial and technical services for agriculture in Burkina Faso

The ISF has signed a grant agreement to support the implementation of a parametric insurance to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers against climate change in Burkina Faso.
InsuResilience Solutions Fund
Women irrigate and till the soil in a garden
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Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

At the end of March and the beginning of April 2024 a region across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more than 45°C.
World Weather Attribution
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Notes techniques et politiques sur le financement climatique

Cette étude analyse les lacunes du financement climatique dans l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine, région très exposée aux impacts climatiques, et présente les implications politiques.
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Stress testing adaptive social protection systems in the Sahel

This report provides an overview of the state of ASP across six Sahelian countries as well as a set of recommendations for actions to strengthen the adaptiveness and responsiveness of existing systems to shocks.
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Financing adaptive social protection in Burkina Faso

This diagnostic report seeks to inform the design and programming of the Centre’s support to the SASPP in its implementation phase; and to function as a resource .
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Regional approach to adaptation to climate change in Burkina Faso

This snapshot country brief describes the regional approach implemented in Burkina Faso and presents the lessons that have been learned from the pilot phase.

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