South Africa

The ‘Climate Change Counts’ mapping study provides a valuable opportunity for university stakeholders to come together to build partnerships for collaboratively producing and using knowledge on climate compatible development at country and regional levels, and to better understand and respond to the specific knowledge and research needs of community, policy and private sector stakeholders.
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This project will further advance outreach and capacity building efforts by developing guidance materials that will allow climate model data to be used across disciplines and decision-making contexts.
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Ecosystem-based adaptation is listed in the Durban Adaptation Charter as a priority action for local and sub-national governments. This project brings together urban practitioners, policy makers and the scientific community/leading thinkers to draft a “framework” for smart decision-making criteria around Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and ecosystems management for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
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In considering mitigation actions, policy makers not only need to consider the costs and benefits of embarking on a low carbon development path, they also need to consider the socio-economic implications of any action. CDKN is supporting a research project which will develop cutting edge methodologies to link sectoral and economy wide models in order to address issues critical to the development of climate-compatible policy.
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Access to modern energy underpins the achievement of virtually every aspect of development from health and education to facilitating the creation of wealth creating productive enterprises.
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CDKN’s ‘Inside stories on climate compatible development’ explore developing countries’ practical experiences in designing and delivering climate-smart policies. The series captures insights from countries as diverse as Grenada and Tanzania, Mexico and China – and many more in between.
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