Welcome to the page of the Climate Adaptation Strategies, Initiatives and Practices: Issues and Pathways in West Africa, a project under APRI's Climate Change Program. The project focus is on the adaptation components of NDCs and other national and local frameworks and strategies for climate adaptation in three West African Countries: Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal.

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Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Ghana's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Ghana

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Ghana's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Albert Arhin, Richard Tetteh Feb 5, 2024 

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Senegal's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Senegal

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Senegal's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Ibrahima Sy Feb 5, 2024 

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Nigeria's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Nigeria

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Nigeria's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Chukwueloka U. Okeke Feb 5, 2024 

Case Studies on Climate Adaptation in West Africa

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Case Studies on Climate Adaptation in West Africa

APRI Oct 2, 2023 

Climate Adaptation in Africa

Countries of focus

Senegal
APRI’s analyses and publications on Senegal’s climate adaptation efforts
Ghana
APRI’s analyses and publications on Ghana’s climate adaptation efforts
Nigeria
APRI’s analyses and publications on Nigeria’s climate adaptation efforts
Climate Finance in Africa. Learn More
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Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Ghana's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Ghana

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Ghana's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Albert Arhin, Richard Tetteh Feb 5, 2024 

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Senegal's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Senegal

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Senegal's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Ibrahima Sy Feb 5, 2024 

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Nigeria's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Nigeria

Community Resilience: Integrating Local Approaches into Nigeria's Climate Change Adaptation Agenda

Chukwueloka U. Okeke Feb 5, 2024 

Case Studies on Climate Adaptation in West Africa

Special

Case Studies on Climate Adaptation in West Africa

APRI Oct 2, 2023 

Unlocking Adaptation Potential: Insights into Ghana’s climate change policies, initiatives and local actions

Ghana

Unlocking Adaptation Potential: Insights into Ghana’s climate change policies, initiatives and ...

Albert Arhin, Richard Tetteh Aug 9, 2023 

Unlocking Adaptation Potential: Insights into Nigeria’s climate change policies, initiatives and local actions

Nigeria

Unlocking Adaptation Potential: Insights into Nigeria’s climate change policies, initiatives an...

Chukwueloka U. Okeke, Chinwe V. Ogunji, Ethelbert E. Anieze Aug 4, 2023 

Unlocking Adaptation Potential: Insights into Senegal’s climate change policies, initiatives and local actions

Senegal

Unlocking Adaptation Potential: Insights into Senegal’s climate change policies, initiatives an...

Ibrahima Sy Aug 2, 2023 

Climate Change Adaptation in Senegal: 2nd Stakeholder/Policy Engagement Meeting Briefing

Senegal

Climate Change Adaptation in Senegal: 2nd Stakeholder/Policy Engagement Meeting Briefing

APRI May 11, 2023 

Experts
Grace Mbungu
Dr. Grace Mbungu

Head of Climate Change

Chukwueloka U. Okeke
Dr. Chukwueloka U. Okeke

Senior Climate Change Fellow

Chukwumerije Okereke
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke

Senior Non-Resident Fellow

Ibrahima Sy
Dr. Ibrahima Sy

Senior Climate Change Fellow

Media Coverage
Stakeholders explore pathways, strategies, and ambitions for advancing locally led adaptation in Ghana
Dr Grace Mbungu, the Head of the Climate Change Program at APRI stressed that locally-led climate adaptation initiatives are becoming important policy tools and approaches for making climate action more effective.
Citi Newsroom
Stakeholders explore ways to advance locally-led adaptation in climate change
Gabriel Ndiaye, coordinator of Senegal's National Adaptation Plan Support Project, noted that "we have a good impression coming out of this work because we are aware that today, as far as climate issues are concerned, it is at local or even community level that all adaptation measures are applied ..."
Vivafrik
Stakeholders explore ways to advance locally-led adaptation in climate change
...just about 3.5 per cent out of the US$ 1.3 billion climate finance inflows to Ghana from 2011-2019 were spent on climate adaptation initiatives that support local communities to adjust and respond to the harsh realities of climate change
Ghana News Agency
APRI-Africa holds workshop for advancing locally-led adaptation in Ghana
Climate adaptation actions risk being ineffective if they fail to be led by the views and priorities of the local stakeholders who influence land, water, and other resource use decisions.
Joy online
Stakeholders explore pathways, strategies and shared ambitions for advancing locally-led climate adaptation
“We need to learn from those who are at the forefront, dealing and coping with the effects of this climate crisis. The steps they take to deal with day-to-day effects of climate change can and should inform policy and implementation strategies.
The Business & Financial Times
Project Partner
ENDA Energie

ENDA Energie is an International Non-governmental Organisation with headquarters in Dakar, Senegal.
The GCIC

The Ghana Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) is a national business incubator located in Accra, Ghana.
The CCCD

The Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) is a research think tank based at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AEFUNAI) in Lagos, Nigeria.