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This document presents a review of current and planned adaptation action in Middle Africa. For the purpose of this review, Middle Africa is defined as including Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic

The findings indicate that strong economic performance in the BRICs has not translated into improved societal resilience or governance, which constrain a country’s ability to adapt and combat potential shocks from pandemics and the impacts of climate change, among others...

This review provides an inventory of country-level adaptation activities and a summary of key adaptation priorities, based on documents like the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s National Adaptation Programs of Action and National Communications

'The global challenge of climate change requires a global solution, and Canada is stepping up to the plate,' said Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment...

'Adaptation remains the highest priority for the continent,' a representative from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said on Monday from the COP 17. Support for adaptation measures was echoed by the Argentine representative on behalf of the G-77 plus China, and the Gambian representative on behalf of the bloc of 49 LDCs...

'So you cannot even draw up an adaptation strategy, as we are not certain about what we need to adapt to…the goal post will keep changing.' A framework is needed to plan a strategy for the better management of water, and make countries and people more resilient...

When unexpectedly heavy floods displaced more than a million people in southern Africa in 2007, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) began to meet annually to prepare for future occurrences, culminating in the creation of the SADC Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction this month.

This report focuses on results achieved from 27 participating countries in the fourth year of the Education in Emergencies and Post-Crisis Transition (EEPCT) programme developed to rapidly restore quality education while 'building back better' in