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

REPORT: New case studies and lessons for policy making on climate-smart agriculture

The Meridian Institute and CDKN are pleased to announce the launch of case studies and headline findings on ‘Agriculture and Climate Change: Learning from experience and early interventions.’
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by: CDKN Global | on: 2pm, April 19th, 2013

FEATURE: Ahmedabad, India launches heat wave preparation and warning system

A coalition of organisations has teamed up with the Ahmedabad city government in Gujarat, India, to launch a heat health action plan, with the support of CDKN. Meredith Connolly of NRDC reports.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 10am, April 18th, 2013

VIDEO: Conversations on Green Growth in Asia

Watch a new video from CDKN and the Asia LEDS Partnership in which Asian countries share their innovative approaches to low emissions development.
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CDKN Asia | on: 12pm, April 11th, 2013

FEATURE: Aid to Trade and opportunities for climate compatible development

CDKN and the Aldersgate Group recently hosted an event to explore the role of business partnerships to deliver climate compatible development and to look at whether a shift from aid to trade could be an effective means to meet both climate and poverty reduction needs.
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by: CDKN Global | on: 9am, April 10th, 2013

OPINION: Learning lessons in climate financing from Africa

As a follow-up to yesterday’s report from Ethiopia on climate-compatible development, Louise Brown, Research Analyst with the World Resources Institute, relates her experiences at CDKN’s workshop on climate finance in East Africa
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by: CDKN Global | on: 9am, April 09th, 2013

FEATURE: Identifying the best routes to climate compatible development

In the first of two pieces reporting on CDKN’s workshop on Climate Compatible Development (CCD) in Ethiopia, Mónica Andrade, Regional Coordinator of CDKN LAC, outlines delegates’ views on the drivers of, and barriers to, successful CCD implementation
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by: Monica Andrade | on: 8am, April 08th, 2013