Adaptation readiness
43 of 48
Sub-Saharan African countries fall within the lower half of global climate-adaptation readiness rankings.
World Bank / ND-GAIN
Climate readiness across Africa
Africa’s climate risks are rising. Readiness must rise with them.
Across the continent, climate impacts are intensifying while the systems, knowledge and capacity needed to anticipate, prepare and respond remain uneven.
The readiness gap
Climate action depends on the capacity to act.
Readiness is what turns climate commitments into protection, investment into results, and knowledge into action. It means institutions that can plan and respond, people who understand the risks around them, and communities with the capacity to prepare and adapt.
Early-warning capability
Less than 40 percent
of African countries report having the preparedness and response capabilities needed for effective multi-hazard early warning.
World Meteorological Organization
Sources: World Bank / Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative; World Meteorological Organization.
What we do
We build readiness where it has to work.
CCAIE connects evidence, education and innovation so climate readiness can be understood, strengthened and put into practice.
Visible
Make gaps visible.
We use public evidence to show what institutions have in place, where critical gaps remain and where readiness needs to improve.
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Teachable
Build the knowledge to respond.
We equip schools, educators and young people with practical climate knowledge connected to the challenges they experience where they live and learn.
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Actionable
Move from problems to solutions.
We support young people to identify local climate challenges and develop, test and strengthen practical responses.
Explore the programmeOur programmes
Three programmes. One readiness pathway.
Climate readiness requires more than one intervention. It means knowing where gaps exist, building the knowledge to respond, and creating the capacity to turn local challenges into action.
Climate Action Index
Make institutional readiness visible.
A public evidence platform showing what institutions have in place, where gaps remain and where stronger climate systems are needed.
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Climate-Safe Schools
Build readiness through learning.
A practical school programme equipping teachers and students to understand climate challenges, connect them to their own communities and take informed action.
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Crafting Tomorrow
Build the capacity to create solutions.
A youth innovation programme helping young people move from local climate problems to practical ideas, prototypes and tested solutions.
Explore the programmeReadiness is a system, not a single programme.
Institutions need evidence. People need knowledge. Communities need problem-solvers. CCAIE brings these pieces together so climate action is not only planned, but increasingly possible to deliver.
Current opportunities
Climate-Safe Schools
Schools can register interest in launching a student-led Climate Club with teacher support, programme resources and weekly missions.
Express interestMission Hub
Enrolled schools can access weekly climate missions for students to complete in their schools and communities.
School sign in
Crafting Tomorrow
Young innovators can explore the programme and learn how to move from a climate problem to a tested solution.
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Build climate readiness with us.
We work with governments, schools, foundations, universities, development partners and companies to strengthen the systems, knowledge and practical capabilities climate action depends on.
Partnerships can include institutional readiness and evidence, school-based climate learning, capacity building, public engagement and youth innovation.
