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

Climate compatible development: a legal view

Many discussions in the side events at CoP17 are looking at how existing national laws and policies – many of which do not address climate directly – can help promote climate compatible development.
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by: Mairi Dupar | on: 5pm, December 08th, 2011

Climate change action is happening on the ground

As CoP-17 draws to a close, Neil Bird looks at the myriad actions against climate change already taking place in the poorest countries. These actions will continue apace whatever the outcome of the negotiations.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 4pm, December 08th, 2011

Living the Durban durbar

CDKN Executive Chair Simon Maxwell reports from Durban on the sense of urgency building around the CoP-17 talks as they draw to a close, and the outlook for climate compatible development in the longer term.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 3pm, December 08th, 2011

New film released – Rwanda: Emerging in a Changing Climate

Today at CoP17 in Durban, CDKN and the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) together launch the film ‘Rwanda: Emerging in a Changing Climate’ which documents Rwanda’s efforts to plan and manage for climate change.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 12pm, December 07th, 2011

Update on Loss and Damage from CoP-17

CDKN’s Coordinator for South Asia, Kashmala Kakakhel, reports from Durban on a new agreement on loss and damage from the Subsidiary Body for Implementation.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 10am, December 07th, 2011

Lessons for adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Richard Munang of the Climate Change Adaptation and Development Programme at UNEP tells CDKN about how to integrate climate risk considerations as early as possible in the policy-making process.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 5pm, December 06th, 2011