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Climate change management climate change adaptation in africa fostering resilience and capacity to adapt. The program aims to boost the transfer of knowledge foster political dialogue among countries and mobilize additional finance to tackle coastal erosion flooding and climate change adaptation on the west african coast. Building on the lessons learned from over a decade pioneering adaptation in africa a new generation of climate change adaptation initiatives are coming on board to be successful these projects will need to enhance adaptive capacity improved decision making access to markets policy mainstreaming and evidence based decision making. Building resilience to climate risks through adaptation is critically important for future development in africa. There is growing awareness of the need to invest in adaptation says binh thang cao who co leads the world banks mekong delta climate resilience and livelihoods project the mekong delta projects goal is to support climate smart land and water management practices