A debate held by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) last week highlighted that compelling economic narratives are needed to drive action on climate compatible development – and that policies must be carefully designed to assist the poorest in society.
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CDKN’s Ari Huhtala, Director of Policy and Programme, reports on the Global Green Growth Forum’s progress to get green growth concepts into the mainstream
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Minister Tony de Brum of the Republic of the Marshall Islands describes the clear and present danger posed by climate change to his nation, and calls us all to arms against this threat.
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Following the South Asian Cities Congress, CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn reflects on why we need to give more attention to the city officials and bureaucrats expected to deliver our vision of a ‘green city’.
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Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, and Yolanda Kakabadse, CDKN’s Global and Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Advisor, and a member of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform’s (GGKP) Advisory Board, attended the GGKP’s 2nd annual conference in Paris earlier this month. Carolyn Fry interviewed them about the meeting’s outcomes and how the concept of green growth is being brought to fruition
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A project in Central America aims to build on the region’s foundations as a global leader in renewable energy, help it reduce its growing reliance on fossil fuels and improve its sustainability. CDKN’s Carolyn Fry interviews Adam Dolezal of the Worldwatch Institute about findings from the project’s first phase.
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