Despite contributing approximately 3-4% of global emissions, countries in Africa will be among the hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. Current levels of climate finance directed to sub-Saharan Africa are likely to be insufficient to meet the region’s demonstrated need for adaptation finance, estimated to reach USD 50 billion per year by 2050 under an optimistic two-degree centigrade warming scenario.  

This podcast introduces CDP’s work connecting cities and investors, and provides an overview of public, private, and innovative climate finance. How can African cities access more funds and what do they need at a project level to unlock climate finance? Find out more in our latest podcast on climate finance, produced in collaboration with ICLEI Africa.

Featuring:
Adrian Lotter, Professional Officer, Climate Change, Energy & Resilience Division, ICLEI Africa
Emily Kreps, Global Director of Investment Initiatives, CDP 
Aditi Surie von Czechowski, Africa Engagement Manager, CDP 

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Financing climate resilience in African cities

Recent CDP analysis shows that 85% of cities are already reporting the impacts of climate hazards in their cities but less than 50% are taking adaptation actions to address them. Moreover only 46% of cities have undertaken risk and vulnerability assessments and only around half of these risk and vulnerability assessments considered vulnerable populations. Cities cannot take strong action to protect their citizens and build resilience against the impacts of climate change without first assessing and being aware of these impacts.  

This podcast presents an easy to digest guide to risk and vulnerability assessments, particularly within the African context. It provide cities with a high-level overview of risk and vulnerability assessments and encourages them to identify the type of assessment that might suit their city the best and set them along the path to undertaking one or updating and improving their current risk and vulnerability assessments.

Featuring:
Pandora Batra, Africa Engagement Manager, CDP 
Kirsty Robinson,  Professional Officer: Climate Change, Energy & Resilience, ICLEI Africa
Muriel Desgeorges, Chargée de mission programmes et partenariats multilatéraux énergie/climat/ville durable,  ADEME
Snigdha Garg, Senior Manager, Adaptation Research, C40

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Assess to de-stress: Climate risk and vulnerability assessments in African cities

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