African Climate & Development Initiative

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📢There's still time to apply to be one of the ASCEND Postdoctoral Research Fellows as a part of the newly established BAOBAB synthesis research teams. Deadline is 19 January 🌍 Details below

Read the new paper from ACDI researcher Glynis Humphrey, urging caution around using a single veld-burning strategy for carbon credits. The study, involving 26 researchers across Africa, highlights the complexities of fire abatement financing. Read more: nature.com/articles/s4189…

Are you preparing a proposal for ASCEND's Request for Synthesis Teams on Biodiversity & Climate Change? 🌍 Join the info webinar on 21 Jan at 1 PM GMT+2 to learn more about ASCEND’s aims and get your questions answered. Sign up here: @92454335-564e-4ccf-b0b0-24445b8c03f7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4955abd7…

ACDI’s final quarterly newsletter for 2024 is out! 🌍Explore key achievements, research highlights, and upcoming opportunities in climate and development. Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/7aac0d7017b5/m… #ClimateAction #Sustainability #ClimateResilience

Request for Proposals: Biodiversity & Climate Change🌍Calling researchers, policymakers & practitioners to submit proposals addressing global biodiversity-climate interactions. 📅 Deadline: 14 March 2025, 14:00 SAST 🔗 ascendclimate.org/opportunities/

ASCEND is hiring 5 Postdoctoral Research Fellows to join BAOBAB synthesis research teams! 🌱Roles span forest restoration, climate justice, coastal carbon storage, resilient food systems, and education. Career growth and collaboration await! 🔗 Apply now: ascendclimate.org/opportunities/

ASCEND welcomes its first cohort of transdisciplinary teams to begin synthesis research in 2025. Teams will integrate diverse data and knowledge to accelerate solutions-oriented research and enhance action on climate change. Read about the teams here - ascendclimate.org/synthesis-team…

ACDI researcher Anna Taylor leads a review on what it will take to transition to climate-resilient development pathways in South Africa

The Wellcome Trust has commissioned a consortium including ACDI researchers at ASCEND to push the boundaries of research synthesis through artificial intelligence #ResearchSynthesis #ClimateAction #AI

An awesome opportunity for young climate scientists!

#COP29 in Baku closed with a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people and economies against climate disasters, and share in the vast benefits of the clean energy boom. 💪 🌍 Learn more here: bit.ly/3V23TqI Or here 👇

As COP29 draws to a close, a new politics of climate resilient development is more urgent than ever putting social justice and ecosystem stewardship at the core, engaging all of society. See our new paper out today in @NatureClimate nature.com/articles/s4155…

African experts, incl. @zvobgoluckson, are advocating for GGA indicators that inform UNFCCC processes (e.g. NDCs, NAPs) & are global yet nationally relevant to avoid burdening developing nations. Read more: universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… #ClimateAction

Read more about the toolkit here - warwick.ac.uk/ethicstoolkit

Join us on 21 Nov for an insightful webinar on the Ethics in Policy Deliberation Toolkit: a crucial resource for ethical decision-making in municipal planning, where experts will share insights around poverty, education & urban development! Register here: tinyurl.com/542n3fyx

Exciting side event at #COP29 hosted in part by @UCT_news on governance, legal, and finance innovations for just & equitable transitions! 🌍 If you're attending #COP29, don't miss out on this vital discussion shaping the future of climate action. #ClimateJustice

As delegates gather @COP29_AZ, our last seminar for 2024 investigates what type of workers may be impacted by the Just Energy Transition in South Africa, or better placed to withstand its potential effects Co-hosted with @SALDRU1 Registration is needed✍️ bit.ly/4hFBv7e

At COP29 countries will continue to flesh out the details of the GGA through the development of indicators to track their implementation. @zvobgoluckson explains why they matter and what Africa’s priorities are for their development. africanclimatewire.org/2024/11/the-gl…