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As the impacts of climate change heighten across the globe, the need for solutions to increase the resilience abilities of whole sectors of economies, communities and households, especially in the African continent, is all the more urgent. Africa is the most vulnerable region to the impacts of climate change and climate variability – and as a result it needs to formulate appropriate policies to promote the resilience of its people. This requires that the three communities of research, policy and practice come on board in developing appropriate policies. The first Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa CCDA‐I) was organized under the auspices of the African Climate Policy Centre (...) The overall objective was to establish a forum for dialogue, enhance awareness raising, and mobilize effective commitment and actions from policy makers, academics and practising stakeholders with the aim of effectively mainstreaming climate change concerns into development policies, strategies, programmes and practices in Africa. CCDA‐I also aimed to strengthen Africa’s position and participation in international climate change negotiations with a view to ensuring adequate reflection of the continent’s concerns and priorities in a post ‐2012 international climate change regime.