Intersectionality for urban Africa

How do power, identity, and inequality shape the way we experience climate risks in African cities? Too often, broad adaptation policies and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) risk reinforcing existing exclusions if they fail to account for how people actually live, move, and experience the city. This short video from the Tuwe Pamoja project explores how integrating an intersectional lens into urban adaptation helps uncover root vulnerabilities, center marginalized voices, and design more just, context-specific solutions. Learn more about Tuwe Pamoja: https://www.pinclab.co.za/tuwe-pamoja Tuwe Pamoja is funded by the CLARE Programme. CLARE is a flagship research programme on climate adaptation and resilience, funded mostly (about 90%) by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) & co-funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. Video by: Alice McClure, CSAG, ACDI, UCT, Tali Hoffman, Honeyguide Science Communication, & Laura Rawden, Locomedia Voiceover: Songo Anele Benya, ACDI, UCT Music: Simbo - Ben Aylon and Saboula Bangoura Video contributions from: SDI - Slum Dwellers International Citation: McClure Alice; Rawden, Laura; Hoffman, Tali; Benya, Songo (2026). Intersectionality for urban Africa. University of Cape Town. Educational resource.