Mobilising knowledge,
capacity and Southern leadership to improve the
well-being of the most
climate-affected people
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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.
Event
20th April 2023
Resilience Evidence Forum Registration is now open for the Resilience Evidence Forum, to be held in Cape Town in June 2023. The forum, co-hosted by USAID and the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), aims to take stock of the latest evidence on resilience and its implications for policy and programming and spark further collaborations and capacity exchange across geographic contexts, sectors and actors.
Event
3rd April 2023
CDKN at the UN Water Conference The UN 2023 Water Conference took place from 22-24 March 2023 in New York and online. The Conference raised awareness of the global water crisis, while deciding on concerted action to achieve internationally agreed water-related goals and targets. CDKN co-organised three virtual events. Find out more below.
Resource
3rd April 2023
Making local action on adaptation count in the Global Stocktake How can the Global Stocktake best integrate local action on adaptation? This video aims to answer that question, and propose solutions to getting local action reflected in global assessments of adaptation progress.
News
29th March 2023
Opportunité : Appel à notes conceptuelles - De la connaissance à l'action résiliente au climat dans les pays africains Le CDKN a le plaisir de vous informer du lancement d’un appel à notes conceptuelles, dans le cadre de la nouvelle phase de son programme. Cet appel axée sur le thème “Des connaissances à l'action résiliente au climat.
News
29th March 2023
Opportunity: Call for concepts - From knowledge to climate-resilient action in African countries CDKN is pleased to announce a call for concept notes under the programme’s new five-year phase. The ‘knowledge-to-action’ call will provide grants to projects led by African organisations that mobilise Indigenous and local knowledge to support locally-led and inclusive climate-resilient action in Africa.
News
23rd March 2023
Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues Ensuring resilient food systems and sustainable healthy diets for all requires much higher water use, however, water resources are finite, geographically dispersed and volatile under climate change. A new paper co-authored by CDKN CEO Shehnaaz Moosa highlights the role of water use in the food system and how good governance is central to achieving water resilient food systems.
Feature
2nd March 2023
The role of climate-smart agriculture enterprises in women's empowerment Women in agriculture are often disproportionately affected by climate change and structural gender inequalities. Under the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme, experts from Intellecap share progress in reorienting the private sector to women's empowerment in climate-smart agricultural solutions in East Africa.​​​​​​​
News
28th February 2023
'Resilience Perspectives': A storytelling competition for young people The Global Resilience Partnership, in collaboration with CDKN, is hosting a storytelling contest that will bring young voices with lived experiences of resilience to the forefront. Young people are encouraged to share stories that enable action and create lasting change.
Event
22nd February 2023
Local voices from the global South: Community action at the centre of resilient water solutions The UN 2023 Water Conference took place from 22-24 March 2023 in New York and online. CDKN co-hosted a virtual side event with Fundación Avina to bring local voices from the global South to the fore in communicating water solutions to reduce climate change vulnerabilities.

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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