The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has been designed to support the long-term efforts of targeted countries to further develop their capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities. This report provides insight into the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) and its related country project profiles. The AAP has shifted into implementation, with Namibia and Tunisia as the first countries to complete national inception workshops. Eighteen out of the total twenty programme countries will complete national inception processes and start full-fledged implementation in the coming months.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "The Beat Goes On" concert and performance series of the KanKouran West African Dance Company on March 22, 2003. The footage shows KanKouran giving a performance entitled "Boka Ndeye" featuring traditional Senegalese dances and drumming.