Advancing Climate-Resilient Development in Africa
Through Science, Evidence, and Justice
Africa Climate Solutions (ACS) generates and translates scientific evidence into actionable solutions that strengthen climate resilience, support vulnerable communities, and drive equitable and sustainable development across Africa.
Destined to Excellence!
ACS is committed to excellence in scientific research, innovation, and policy engagement, ensuring that all outputs meet the highest standards of scientific rigor and development relevance.
About Us
Africa Climate Solutions (ACS) is a science-policy organization dedicated to advancing climate resilience and environmentally sustainable development across Africa.
A climate-resilient and just Africa.
To generate and translate scientific evidence into actionable solutions.
Our Focus Areas
To address the multifaceted challenges of a warming world, ACS concentrates its efforts on six core focus areas.
Generation of high-quality climate datasets and scientific insights
Key Sectors
To achieve a climate-resilient and just Africa, Africa Climate Solutions (ACS) provides specialized expertise and evidence-based strategies across the continent's most critical sectors
Driving Evidence & Innovation
We bridge the gap between complex climate science and practical application through a dual focus on rigorous research and cutting-edge digital tools.
ACS conducts interdisciplinary research integrating observational data, climate models, and advanced analytics. Key outputs include peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, and datasets.
ACS develops innovative digital and analytical tools to support climate decision-making. Includes dashboards, early warning systems, and data platforms.
Data & Tools Portal
The ACS’ Data & Tools Portal therefore serves as a critical enabler of climate-resilient development, transforming data into actionable insights and supporting governments, institutions, and communities in navigating complex climate risks.
Interactive platform for visualizing climate trends including temperature, rainfall, and drought indicators
Provides near-real-time analysis of extreme weather events and assesses the influence of human-induced climate change
Provides sector-specific climate risk assessment, vulnerabilities, adaptation options, Loss and Damage assessment, and mitigation strategies
A comprehensive database integrating climate hazards, impacts, finance flows, and litigation cases across Africa
Research & Technical Studies
Capacity Building Programs
Strategic Partnerships
Countries Engaged Across Africa
Communities Impacted
Publications
Climate Outlook for Africa 2024
As Africa navigates the complexities of a changing environment, the 2024 outlook emphasizes the urgent…
Attribution of the 2023 East Africa Drought
Understanding the 2023 East Africa drought requires a rigorous scientific approach to quantify the influence…
Strengthening Climate Resilience in Ethiopia
Strengthening climate resilience in Ethiopia demands a shift from reactive measures to proactive, evidence-based policy…