Africa Sustainability Centre (ASCENT)

Think Sustainability, Foster a Mindset for Development, Create Progress & Share Knowledge

The Africa Sustainability Centre is a leading partner in innovative sustainable solutions. In the last five years, ASCENT has taken a central role in transforming the way climate finance and climate change is viewed and approached in Africa.

ASCENT is actively involved in building the capacity of implementing agencies and countries to build strong relevant project pipelines focusing on maximizing climate interventions (both adaptation and mitigation) while ensuring local ownership by demonstration and in practice.

Latest news and articles

Event June 2, 2021

GRP at the 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15)

Join us online from 14-18 June 2021 to participate in the conference.

News June 11, 2021

Develop Your Ideas with a Catalytic Grant Award

This year at CBA15, all attendees have the opportunity to apply for Catalytic Grant Awards.

News June 8, 2021

Overview of Adaptation and Resilience Landscape, 2020-2021

This overview provides a snapshot of the adaptation and resilience landscape as it relates to key regional-to-global processes.

Event May 31, 2021

Promoting Coastal Resilience through Novel Finance Solutions at the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week

During the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Climate Week (11-14 May) the Global Resilience Partnership together with the Race to Resilience Campaign, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) and WayCarbon, hosted a side event on promoting coastal resilience through novel finance solutions.

News April 27, 2021

Southern African Food Systems

Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) this September, several independent regional dialogues have been taking place to better understand the context around regional food systems.