African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and Development

OUR IMPACT

Due to our collaborative and synthesis-driven approach, researchers at ASCEND have generated highly influential publications covering a wide range of topics in climate change, the environment and sustainable development.

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Our Impact

The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), established under the Paris Agreement, aims to foster climate resilience and adaptive capacity worldwide. Achieving this requires a unified framework, including global indicators to measure progress against GGA targets. To better understand the significance of GGA and the need for global indicators, a detailed

ASCEND, CSIR-Ghana, and CGIAR have collaborated to craft a policy brief, drawing upon the latest scientific assessments from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) regarding climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the recently concluded 6th Assessment Report Cycle. Read the full report here