How can CDKN help?

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) aims to help decision-makers in developing countries design and deliver climate compatible development. We do this by providing demand-led research and technical assistance, and channelling the best available knowledge on climate change and development to support policy processes at the country level.

CDKN Highlights

What legal form should a global climate change deal take?

On 22 March CDKN and the Legal Response Initiative (LRI) co-hosted an event on the controversial question: what legal form should a global climate change deal take, and how much does it matter? Dan Hamza-Goodacre, CDKN’s Head of Negotiations Support, reports.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 9am, March 28th, 2012

Expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage

CDKN’s Kashmala Kakakhel outlines the significance of this week’s UNFCCC expert meeting on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, in Tokyo, Japan.
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CDKN Asia | on: 8am, March 28th, 2012

No ‘cookie cutters’: we’ll do LEDS our own way

CDKN’s Mairi Dupar reports from the LEDS Global Partnership meeting where members are celebrating the diversity of low emissions development approaches.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 1pm, March 23rd, 2012

Industrial energy efficiency: scoring a hat trick

Nicola Cantore from ODI gives us a sneak preview of the upcoming UNIDO report to be released on Tuesday: ‘Industrial energy efficiency for sustainable wealth creation.’
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by: CDKN Global | on: 12pm, March 23rd, 2012

Credible knowledge base is at the heart of low emissions development

CDKN’s Mairi Dupar reports from this week’s meeting of developing country decision-makers, donor programmes and technical institutions at the LEDS Global Partnership.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 10am, March 22nd, 2012

Promoting gender-responsive and inclusive state climate change plans in India

Climate change affects women first and worst. Women are also a key part of the solution. In India, CDKN is supporting policy research on gender and climate change adaptation. This will help at least four State governments to mainstream gender in their draft State-level Action Plans on Climate Change.
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