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Synthesis team updates, funding calls, explainers, and the road to the What Works Climate Solutions Summit 2027.
Explainer10 February 2026
What is climate evidence synthesis, and why does Africa need it?
Evidence synthesis brings scattered studies and datasets together to answer the questions decision-makers actually ask. Here is why it matters most in Africa.
Behind the science18 March 2026
Inside an ASCEND synthesis team: how scattered data becomes climate policy
From framing a question to delivering a toolkit a ministry can use, here is how an ASCEND synthesis team turns existing data into decisions.
Events2 June 2026
Road to WWCS 2027: what to expect at the Cape Town summit
The What Works Climate Solutions Summit comes to Cape Town from 13 to 16 April 2027. Here is what the programme is shaping up to look like.
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