Angola Country Report

The report identifies a critical lack of institutional and individual capacity for climate compatible development (CCD) in Angola, particularly within universities, which are largely disconnected from national climate research. While the government has established policy frameworks and some international projects (such as those by UNDP and GEF) employ transdisciplinary approaches, university-level research and curriculum integration are nearly non-existent. The report highlights urgent needs for meteorological data, skilled researchers in hydrology and agro-meteorology, and the development of CCD materials in Portuguese. Potential pathways for improvement include the newly established Centre of Excellence for Sciences Applied to Sustainability (CESSAF) and the Climate Change and Tropical Ecology Research Centre at José Eduardo dos Santos University.

• Angola exhibits a clear warming trend, with surface temperatures increasing by 0.2 to 1.0°C in coastal and northern regions and 1.0 to 2.0°C in central and eastern regions between 1970 and 2004.
• There is a severe lack of reliable meteorological data, as only 20 out of 500 rainfall stations in the country are currently functional.
• University-level engagement with CCD is minimal, with participants stating there are effectively no research projects on climate change at the university level and a lack of CCD-related courses in the curriculum.
• Significant individual capacity gaps exist in technical fields essential for CCD, including hydrology, agro-meteorology, epidemiology, and disaster risk reduction.
• Institutional barriers to CCD include poor cross-sectoral coordination, insufficient funding for research, and a lack of an integrated information management system for national data.
• A major barrier to local research and education is that most climate data and models are produced in English, creating a need for resources in Portuguese.
• The Centre of Excellence for Sciences Applied to Sustainability (CESSAF), based at the University of Agostinho Neto, is a key emerging institution aimed at training 100 PhDs over ten years.
• Transdisciplinary research in Angola is currently driven by international organisations and NGOs rather than universities, as seen in the BCLME and UNDP Cuvelai Basin programmes.

APA

Lotz-Sisitka, H., & Urquhart, P. (2014). Angola Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No1-Angola-Country-Report.pdf

Chicago

Lotz-Sisitka, Heila, and Penny Urquhart. Angola Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No1-Angola-Country-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lotzsisitka2014angola, author = {Lotz-Sisitka, Heila and Urquhart, Penny}, title = {{Angola Country Report}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No1-Angola-Country-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }