Getting African climate change research recognised

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2011

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International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, GB

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Much research in Africa is not published in peer-reviewed journals, limiting its potential contribution to climate change adaptation science and practice. This paper describes the limits of the peer-review process as it applies to Africa, as well as alternative measures of validation. In a context where government policies are neutral or there is no apparent leadership, a strong research agenda can help to promote the issues in ways that would lead to an uptake in research results. The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) programme supports climate change research generated in Africa.

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CAPACITY BUILDING, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, RESEARCH QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, PUBLICATIONS, DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCH TO POLICY, AFRICAN COUNTRIES, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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