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This side event to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) organised by the Adaptation Without Borders partnership discusses how cross-border and cascading climate risk impacts Africa, how African policymakers can lead an effective response, and how they can advance opportunities for African leadership in driving driving international and multilateral collaboration on adaptation to climate change.
Climate risks affecting rice production in Southeast Asia would cascade to the African continent, where countries like Senegal depend on Asia for their rice imports. Photo: Aldo Pavan / Getty Images.
Adaptation plans the world over are built on national vulnerability and risk assessments and are defined and developed in relative isolation from one another. Very few address the transboundary and cascading nature of climate risk.
In recognizing transboundary climate risks and the need for enhanced climate cooperation, Africa’s Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2032) represents a step-change in our thinking about adaptation.
How do international and cascading climate risks impact Africa?
How can governments build resilience to them, and what role can the regional economic communities play in addressing and managing international and cascading climate risks?
What opportunities exist, including COP27, that can and must be harnessed to strengthen regional and global cooperation on adaptation to manage such risks?
These are the critical questions that now need answering and which will form the basis of a highly engaging event on Tuesday, 13 September, at the African Ministerial Conference for the Environment, AMCEN 2022. The event will form a key milestone in a longer-term strategy to strengthen Africa’s resilience to cascading and transboundary climate risk.
Closing remarks by Ayman Cherkaoui, Ambassador of Adaptation Without Borders
Facilitation by Philip Osano, SEI Africa Centre Director
Initiative / The initiative explores implications of transboundary climate risks and strengthens cooperation to meet the global challenge of adaptation to climate change.
SEI report / A global assessment of transboundary climate risks in agricultural commodity flows
Perspective / In a globalized world, the impacts of climate change cross borders. The Adaptation Without Borders initiative responds to this challenge.
Press release / At COP26, the Adaptation Without Borders initiative that SEI co-leads launched a strategic collaboration with the European Commission's DG CLIMA.
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