Even poorest can be shielded from drought, say UN chiefs in Ethiopia
Eastern and southern Africa were hit hard last year by drought exacerbated by El Niño that wilted crops, slowed economic growth and drove food prices higher
La Niña and East African climate impacts
This webinar will assess the potential impacts of La Niña in East Africa and links to policy.
Hit by extreme weather, Zimbabwe rolls out triple climate policy
Policies for business, farmers and children aim to help country adapt to climate impacts and cut emissions - but will they be used?
Increasing people抯 resilience through social protection
Social protection programmes and systems can contribute to building the anticipatory, adaptive and absorptive capacity of vulnerable people who are exposed to climate shocks and disasters.
Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash - and more fish
Coastal Kenyan community earns $30,000 in two years selling carbon credits from mangroves they protect
Monitoring resilience on the ground: BRACED Reality of Resilience
The Reality of Resilience project looks at what has worked - and what has not - to build resilience to climate extremes
Half Central African Republic's people face hunger
The number of hungry people has doubled in the last year as displacement from conflict remains high
Women's wisdom crucial to beating climate change, researchers say
When women are part of planning projects, more gets done and changes last longer, communities say
Countries need more than money to cope with shocks - report
The countries that tend to be doing better are the ones who have a more inclusive approach to growth
As they abandon barren land, farmers take problems with them
Creeping deserts, loss of trees and barren soils are pushing farmers off their land and fueling migration