Mobilising knowledge,
capacity and leadership in
the global South to improve
the well-being of the most
climate-affected people
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CDKN
We work with the public, private and non-governmental sectors in support of locally-owned and -led climate-resilient action.
This English language site features projects in the 70+ countries where we’ve worked, and resources and blogs from those and more.
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30th October 2024
Not Without Us! Youth Leading the Charge: Reflections from RCOY Africa The recent RCOY Africa conference was a powerful testament to young African activists' passion, commitment, and resilience. Over 210 young leaders from 40 countries came together, driven by a shared determination to confront the climate crisis. Many made significant personal sacrifices, such as forfeiting personal commitments and taking loans, to ensure their voices were heard at these gatherings.
Resource
30th October 2024
Harnessing ecosystem-based adaptation to drive progress towards global targets Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA), a collaborative network of over 100 organisations dedicated to advancing the awareness and uptake of ecosystem-based approaches in global adaptation and resilience efforts, has launched a pivotal report at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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22nd October 2024
Democratising knowledge for transformative climate action Making knowledge systems more diverse to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders and audiences has been at the forefront of the climate change conversations, especially for adaptation. This blog explores how knowledge brokering could be co-created in an inclusive and innovative manner for resilience building at the local level.
Event
18th October 2024
CDKN at CBD COP16: Championing integrated and just biodiversity and climate action CDKN looks forward to attending COP16 in Cali, Colombia, from 21 October to 1 November. Our focus will be on promoting gender equality and social inclusion in biodiversity and climate policies.
Event
11th October 2024
Pre-COP29 briefing webinar: Women’s empowerment in the context of climate ambition Join a GLOW webinar on 23rd October to hear how diverse actors are building capacity on gender-responsive climate action, and the opportunities for just transitions to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies in specific countries and regions.
Resource
20th September 2024
Empowering women in just transitions: Insights from the GLOW programme This report summarises learning from the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme on common challenges and promising solutions for advancing women’s empowerment in low-carbon transitions.
Event
13th September 2024
GLOW at New York Climate Week 2024 As part of New York Climate Week, the GLOW programme is hosting an event on women’s economic empowerment for unlocking just transitions. Join us in-person or online on Monday 23rd September at 11-12.30 EDT.
News
12th September 2024
International organisations join forces to boost South–South cooperation – with a focus on Africa SouthSouthNorth has joined the Global Landscapes Forum as a Charter Member. The organisations will address their alliance at GLF Africa 2024, the continent’s largest conference on ecological restoration this year, in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 17th September 2024.
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11th September 2024
Reflecting as we go – Lessons from designing and delivering CDKN’s knowledge brokering workshops CDKN Learning Lead, Lucia Scodanibbio, reflects on what she’s discovered so far from developing and facilitating the first knowledge brokering workshops of the third phase of CDKN.

Where we work

CDKN works across Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. Find out more by navigating to our country pages.

CDKN on film

The Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme investigates opportunities for women’s economic empowerment in low-carbon transitions across 12 projects in 17 countries.

 

Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World

Innovations for women’s economic empowerment and climate action

Africa factsheet series

Discover the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report's findings for Central, East, North, southern and West Africa

Voices from the Frontline

How local communities are pursuing SDGs in the pandemic era and how to support them

Knowledge brokering for climate action

Exploring the role of knowledge brokers as facilitators of change