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AfriCLP - Strengthening Climate Change Leadership in Africa Prof. Timothy Waema AfriCLP Team Leader

Origins + > 100 Alumni Need to develop outstanding past CC grantees to the next level of capacity building and impact

Summary To develop leadership capacity of African researchers, policy advisers and practitioners for advancement in current climate knowledge, long-term adaptation, decision-making and climate action Influencing)policy)for) • Advancing)thematic)research) • researchers) High)impact)publishing) • • Using)research)evidence) Contributing)to)AR6)in)terms)of:) RESEARCH • for)policy)advisers)(with) Content) • mentorship)) • Participation)in)AR6)Committees) • Enhance)synergies)between) program)streams)through) integrative)program) Using)research)evidence)to) • research)and)policy) inform)implementation)of) activities,)e.g.)scienceBpolicy,) practical)climate)solutions) practice)dialogues,)training) • Practical)experiences)informing) and)M&E) or)shaping)research) 30 Fellows, 15 African countries • Enriching)ongoing)climate) policy)processes)to)inform) policy)formulation,) 1. Capacity at ind. + implementation)and)review • Advancing)the)existing)climate) institutional levels solutions) PRACTICE POLICY Implementing)communityB • Practice)informing/) • 2. Fellow influences based)solutions)and)solutions) shaping)policy) 3. Science-Policy- in)different)settings)for) • Translating)policy)to) inform)practical) positive)impact/change)at) Practice influences implementation)of) scale) climate)solutions) 4. Impact of solutions Conceptual framework

Key unique program features • Influencing)policy)for) Advancing)thematic)research) • Continuous M&E researchers) • High)impact)publishing) • Using)research)evidence) Contributing)to)AR6)in)terms)of:) RESEARCH • for)policy)advisers)(with) • Content) mentorship)) Participation)in)AR6)Committees) • • Enhance)synergies)between) program)streams)through) integrative)program) Using)research)evidence)to) • research)and)policy) Science- inform)implementation)of) activities,)e.g.)scienceBpolicy,) practical)climate)solutions) practice)dialogues,)training) • Practical)experiences)informing) and)M&E) or)shaping)research) policy- • Enriching)ongoing)climate) policy)processes)to)inform) practice policy)formulation,) implementation)and)review Advancing)the)existing)climate) • solutions) PRACTICE interaction POLICY • Implementing)communityB • Practice)informing/) based)solutions)and)solutions) shaping)policy) in)different)settings)for) • Translating)policy)to) inform)practical) positive)impact/change)at) scale) implementation)of) climate)solutions) Journal paper competition Mentorship Online discussion forum

Fellows from 15 African states

AfriCLP Map AFRICA CLIMATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 9 4 2 1 10 6 5 3 12 7 Participants 11 1 - BENIN 2 - BURKINA FASO 3 - CAMEROON 4 - CHAD 8 14 5 - ETHIOPIA 6 - GHANA 7 - KENYA 13 8 - MALAWI 9 - MOROCCO 10 - NIGERIA 11- TANZANIA 12 - UGANDA 13 - ZAMBIA 14 - ZIMBABWE 30 Researchers 14 Source Nations https://africlp.or.ke/fellows/ 2019

Average stream performance

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Specific achievement highlights • Outputs consultancy projects partly based on their AfriCLP work – 17 Journal papers – 12 proposals funded partly or – 11 Book chapters whole based on AfriCLP data – 2 books – AfriCLP was requested by – 1 Conference paper IDRC for a proposal to extend – X Technical papers AfriCLP to Francophone WA – 1 Policy publication – Videos & Blogposts • Upward mobility • Mentorship – 2 fellows have applied for PhD scholarship with their mentor. – Several fellows were selected Process is not yet concluded to mentor others – > 5 fellows were promoted or • Networking & collaboration moved to new roles in other – Several fellows have created organizations partnerships partly on the • Recognition/award strength of AfriCLP – 1 fellow was awarded the best – At least 2 fellows were 2018 scientist in his accepted into other programs organization or fellowships partly on the strength of AfriCLP • Participation in IPCC • New projects – 2 fellows were selected as expert reviewers for AR6 chaps – At least 3 fellows received

Publications per stream Track Journal Book Books Conf. Policy Track Articles Chaps Pro- Publi- Totals ceedings cations Climate 9 5 0 0 0 14 Innovations Policy 1 4 2 1 0 8 Research 7 2 0 0 1 10 Pub. Type 17 11 2 1 1 32 Totals

Projects per stream Track Funded Unsuccessful Under Not Totals review stated Climate Innovations 7 7 6 1 21 Policy 1 1 4 2 8 Research 4 5 8 0 17 Totals 12 13 18 3 46

Lessons and conclusions • Female fellows – Difficult to recruit female CC fellows – IDRC to consider funding a project to grow female CC leadership cap. • Recording capacity building by Fellows – Noted that Fellows get involved in many capacity building activities but no mechanisms to keep track of them – Project to develop an intuitive platform to help Fellows record their leadership capacity growth as it happens • CC adaptation capacity – Key to lasting CC adaptation capacity building in Africa = strengthening & sustaining the emerging human/institutional networks – Leadership capacity building needs to be sustained • The African CC Network – AfriCLP, working with ACCFP, has created the Africa Climate Change Network (ACCN) – A COP network of African CC experts – But it it has not taken off! – Funded projects and Secretariat to operationalize and sustain the network

Measuring leadership capacity 6 BMC Family Practice 4 capacity development levels 6 principles of capacity building Research Capacity Building Cooke’s RCB Framework – Used for LC at Individual Level (page number not for citation purposes)

Leadership model for CC Adaptation Leadership Locus of Leadership Tasks Functions Leadership Political- Positional • develop, communicate and monitor Admini- leaders the realization of a shared vision on strative (elected) climate adaptation politicians) • generate and allocate necessary &/or public resources for climate adaptation managers Adaptive Complex • N/A (Adaptive function is an Adaptive emergent property of the CAS) System (CAS) Enabling Positional • allow for and stimulate a variety of leaders adaptation strategies and options • create a sense of urgency Key individuals • insert adaptive tension • Sponsors • foster interaction Disse- • insert newly developed ideas (within • Boundary Meijerink & Stiller mination the CAS) into the network of spanners • Champions positional leaders (2011) framework • get newly developed ideas accepted • Policy Entre- Conne- • promote problems and mobilize preneurs ctive actors to search for solutions Used to measure LC • bring people together/agree on a in individuals collaborative strategy • stimulate multiple action influencing the options/working together/building other levels in trust and legitimacy • forge agreement/move to Cooke’s framework action/implement strategies