Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62
In Africa, where climate risks are intensifying and existing adaptation strategies often prove insufficient, there is an urgent need to combine incremental and transformational approaches as a pathway toward long-term resilience and sustainable development. However, transformational adaptation remai...
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| author | Dampha, N.K. Adhiambo, P. Mukherji, A. Koren, J. Manyame, W.D. Zvobgo, L. Emiru, N. Williams, P.A. Bakhiet, A. Awolala, D.O. Denje, T.M. Abbas, A. Auma, S. Kimanzi, M. Ken, L.L.A.K. Wamukoya, G. |
| author_browse | Abbas, A. Adhiambo, P. Auma, S. Awolala, D.O. Bakhiet, A. Dampha, N.K. Denje, T.M. Emiru, N. Ken, L.L.A.K. Kimanzi, M. Koren, J. Manyame, W.D. Mukherji, A. Wamukoya, G. Williams, P.A. Zvobgo, L. |
| author_facet | Dampha, N.K. Adhiambo, P. Mukherji, A. Koren, J. Manyame, W.D. Zvobgo, L. Emiru, N. Williams, P.A. Bakhiet, A. Awolala, D.O. Denje, T.M. Abbas, A. Auma, S. Kimanzi, M. Ken, L.L.A.K. Wamukoya, G. |
| author_sort | Dampha, N.K. |
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| description | In Africa, where climate risks are intensifying and existing adaptation strategies often prove insufficient, there is an urgent need to combine incremental and transformational approaches as a pathway toward long-term resilience and sustainable development. However, transformational adaptation remains a relatively new and evolving concept, with limited consensus on its definition, scope, application, and metrics. As global attention on transformational adaptation continues to grow within United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes, including through the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), it is essential that African negotiators are well equipped to engage in this dialogue and articulate Africa’s perspectives on its meaning, principles, opportunities, and constraints. This briefing paper synthesises key conceptual frameworks on transformational adaptation, captures insights from African experts, and offers recommendations and opportunities to strengthen Africa’s engagement in this emerging discourse. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1774392025-11-11T16:29:39Z Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 Dampha, N.K. Adhiambo, P. Mukherji, A. Koren, J. Manyame, W.D. Zvobgo, L. Emiru, N. Williams, P.A. Bakhiet, A. Awolala, D.O. Denje, T.M. Abbas, A. Auma, S. Kimanzi, M. Ken, L.L.A.K. Wamukoya, G. transformation adaptation climate change resilience negotiation In Africa, where climate risks are intensifying and existing adaptation strategies often prove insufficient, there is an urgent need to combine incremental and transformational approaches as a pathway toward long-term resilience and sustainable development. However, transformational adaptation remains a relatively new and evolving concept, with limited consensus on its definition, scope, application, and metrics. As global attention on transformational adaptation continues to grow within United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes, including through the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), it is essential that African negotiators are well equipped to engage in this dialogue and articulate Africa’s perspectives on its meaning, principles, opportunities, and constraints. This briefing paper synthesises key conceptual frameworks on transformational adaptation, captures insights from African experts, and offers recommendations and opportunities to strengthen Africa’s engagement in this emerging discourse. 2025-06-01 2025-10-30T17:19:53Z 2025-10-30T17:19:53Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177439 en Open Access application/pdf Dampha, N.K., Adhiambo, P., Mukherji, A., Koren, J., Manyame, W.D., Zvobgo, L., Emiru, N., Williams, P.A., Bakhiet, A., Awolala, D.O., Denje, T.M., Abbas, A., Auma, S., Kimanzi, M., Ken, L.L.A.K. and Wamukoya, G. 2025. Transformational Adaptation for Africa: Framing, Opportunities, and Recommendations for Negotiators at SB62. AICCRA Brief. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). |
| spellingShingle | transformation adaptation climate change resilience negotiation Dampha, N.K. Adhiambo, P. Mukherji, A. Koren, J. Manyame, W.D. Zvobgo, L. Emiru, N. Williams, P.A. Bakhiet, A. Awolala, D.O. Denje, T.M. Abbas, A. Auma, S. Kimanzi, M. Ken, L.L.A.K. Wamukoya, G. Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 |
| title | Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 |
| title_full | Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 |
| title_fullStr | Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 |
| title_short | Transformational adaptation for Africa: Framing, opportunities, and recommendations for negotiators at SB62 |
| title_sort | transformational adaptation for africa framing opportunities and recommendations for negotiators at sb62 |
| topic | transformation adaptation climate change resilience negotiation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177439 |
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