“Africa and the Climate: An Opportunity to Adapt and Prosper”
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About CCAO

CCAO is a non-profit organization specializing in climate resilience in Africa

ABOUT US

We are a non-profit organization specializing in climate resilience in Africa

Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO) is a pan-African non-profit organization specializing in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of modern and indigenous climate-resilient programs, projects, initiatives, and approaches in Africa.

We support and assist young green entrepreneurs, women, and indigenous peoples who possess traditional and/or modern knowledge, new ideas, and initiatives that offer and/or are likely to offer services, and innovative and beneficial indigenous and/or technological solutions to improve the resilience of indigenous and local communities in Africa.

Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO) implements its programs and projects in the areas of nature-based solutions (NBS), agroecology, climate-smart and resilient agriculture, livestock farming, renewable energy, water, hygiene and sanitation, climate disaster prevention and management, climate and environmental education and communication, climate and environmental justice, as well as the conservation and resilient management of African biodiversity and natural resources in the context of climate change in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Africa.

Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO) is also a pan-African network currently comprising 54 national focal points and 1,404 young Green Climate Ambassadors involved in climate change advocacy and adaptation actions and working with partners, government institutions, grassroots organizations, and indigenous and local communities to implement numerous climate-smart initiatives and influence relevant policies to help build resilient communities while supporting indigenous and technology initiatives in 27 countries across Africa.

Action de CCAO sur le terrain

Context

Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate variability and change, a situation exacerbated by the interaction of "multiple stressors," including a heavy reliance on agriculture, widespread poverty, and low adaptive capacity. Climate change, often manifested by sharp increases in temperature, rising sea levels, changes in weather patterns, and other extremes, often has adverse effects on human health, biodiversity, and natural ecosystems, as well as serious environmental, social, and economic impacts.

Faced with these complex climate challenges and intricacies, young green entrepreneurs, women's movements, and African indigenous peoples, with their knowledge and potential, possess assets that are generally overlooked and undervalued in Africa. Young green entrepreneurs, women, and indigenous peoples often make their contribution by creating African startups and women's and indigenous peoples' initiatives to save Africa and the entire planet. Yet, this contribution constitutes a lever for innovation for the mitigation and adaptation of African populations to climate change, with a view to supporting environmental preservation.

Vision

Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO)'s vision is to see a socio-economically and ecologically sustainable Africa through the promotion and capitalization of traditional (indigenous) and modern (technological) knowledge and best practices that are resilient to climate change.

Mission

Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO)'s mission is to improve and strengthen the resilience of indigenous and local communities to climate change with a view to combating poverty, achieving climate and environmental justice, protecting the environment and biodiversity, and ensuring inclusive and resilient management of natural resources in Africa.

Range of action

The entire African continent constitutes the operational scope of Climate Change Africa Opportunities (CCAO). We are currently expanding our operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a network of 54 focal points located in Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Congo Brazzaville, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Chad, and more.

Our strategic objectives

Pépinières CCAO dans la plaine de la Ruzizi au Sud-Kivu

To conduct research, influence, strengthen, and facilitate the transition to climate-resilient development through innovative and responsive Indigenous and technological policies, programs, projects, and initiatives that ensure climate and environmental justice, green economies, healthy ecosystems, and the well-being of local and Indigenous communities.

To ensure the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of modern and indigenous programs, projects, initiatives, and approaches in the areas of nature-based solutions (NBS), agroecology, climate-smart and resilient agriculture, livestock farming, renewable energy, water, hygiene, and sanitation, climate-related disaster prevention and management, climate and environmental education and communication, climate and environmental justice, and the conservation and resilient management of biodiversity and natural resources in the context of climate change.

Improve competitiveness by building the capacity of indigenous and modern startups of young green (African) entrepreneurs resilient to climate change, with a view to facilitating their connection to major support opportunities at the international level.

Mobilize partners and donors to finance indigenous and modern (African) startups that are resilient to climate change with a view to combating poverty, supporting environmental preservation, and ensuring the rational management of biodiversity and natural resources, while indirectly creating thousands of jobs and economic opportunities that could contribute to Africa's sustainable development.

Lead advocacy at the local, national, and international levels to find resilient solutions to climate change in Africa.

Our beneficiaries

Smallholder farmers and indigenous pastoralists, fishermen, victims of climate change

Women and indigenous peoples victims of inequalities and injustices linked to climate impacts

Vulnerable urban populations victims of climate change

Young green entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35, with new ideas, startups and initiatives offering or likely to offer technological and/or indigenous services and solutions to address the impacts of climate change and contributing to the protection and rational management of the environment, biodiversity, and natural resources in Africa

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Strengthening the capacities of local communities

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