Adapting water management and agricultural practices to climate variability is essential and requires integrated responses. This brief explores how countries can harness south-south and triangular cooperation for accelerating the exchange of adaptation technologies, knowledge and practices in the water and agriculture sectors. It also highlights challenges, best practices, lessons learned, and the roles of stakeholders in replicating and transferring such technologies.
Embedding climate variability in hydropower design
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This report summarizes current knowledge at the Joint Research Centre regarding renewable energy in Africa. It assesses current energy consumption and the share of renewables in African states and attempts to estimate the technical potential of available resources of solar, wind, biomass and hydropower, which could be economically used to provide energy for the increasing population.