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Disaster Preparedness in the South Pacific: Good Practices from the Global Climate Change Alliance

Article
Voices & Views

They might not make global headlines, but for low-lying Pacific islands king tides are an ever-increasing threat. As sea levels rise, the highest tides can have catastrophic effects, particularly when combined with storm...

Americas & the Caribbean
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
+5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Culture
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

Putting Burkina Faso ‘on the Map’

Article
Voices & Views

The EU is funding a project to update the maps of Burkina Faso, using the latest technology. With existing maps dating back to the colonial era, experts from l’Institut Géographique du Burkina felt that an update was urgent.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Development Effectiveness
Communicating Development Cooperation
Transport & Infrastructure

Unexpected Bridges to the Past: A capacity4dev.eu Member’s Encounters in Burkina Faso

Article
Voices & Views

For the past four years Jean-Baptiste Fauvel has been working in the European Union (EU) Delegation to Burkina Faso as an Energy Programme Manager. Yet he first came to the attention of capacity4dev.eu as one of the winners of...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Culture

Lack of Education and Audiences Hobble African Arts Scene

Article
Voices & Views

Investment in education and the building of appreciative audiences for African art in Africa are fundamental to the construction of a thriving and vibrant artistic landscape on the continent, according to video artist Theo Eshetu.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Culture
Education

A Celebration of African Art in an Urban Setting

Article
Voices & Views

Street sellers took a break from selling their wares, shoppers paused in the cool shade and kids lunched beneath dramatic photographs – all part of a special exhibition that created an unusual calm space in an African capital.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Culture