What’s next in climate change? INDCs!
We’re going to hear a lot more in coming months about INDCs, Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, says CDKN's Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell. INDCs are the country pledges that will form the basis of negotiation in the run-up to the UNFCCC's twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris in 2015.
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16th December 2014
Developing countries secure some last minute concessions in Lima; but can a deal without ambition really be fair?
The UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in Lima, Peru leaves us wondering if global ambition to tackle climate change will ever be high enough to avoid many of the catastrophic impacts of a changing climate. If the UNFCCC is to deliver this, then 2015 will need to be an exceptionally productive year. CDKN’s Sam Bickersteth, Kiran Sura and Chris Webb report.
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16th December 2014
Mapeando un futuro bajo en carbono
MAPS es un proceso facilitado, creado primero en Sudáfrica hace una década, por el que científicos, agencias de gobierno y empresas trabajan juntos para establecer niveles de emisión de gases para cada sector de las economías nacionales.
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13th December 2014
Water scarcity is a danger sign – time to innovate, and fast
Freshwater is under acute pressure from climate change in North Africa and the Caribbean, COP20 delegates heard on Wednesday. Experts from countries as diverse as Algeria and Belize urged visionary leadership from politicians to protect natural resources, reports CDKN's Mairi Dupar from Lima, Peru.
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12th December 2014
Amazon alert
The Amazon region’s environmental problems may seem intractable. However, the Amazon Security coalition presents a new framing of the problems that could capture political attention, delegates hear at COP20 in Lima, Peru.
Adaptation Fund and CDKN launch 'Climate Finance Ready'
The Adaptation Fund and CDKN are pleased to announce their strategic partnership and creation of “Climate Finance Ready,” a new website that will provide an online platform for climate finance readiness.
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11th December 2014
CDKN at COP20, Week two
CDKN staff will be hosting a display stand and organising multiple side events at COP20 in Lima, Peru from 1 – 12 December 2014. Follow updates from our staff on the CDKN live blog.
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10th December 2014
¿Es posible un mundo cero emisiones y cero pobreza?
El momento es clave: en 2015 se debería alcanzar un acuerdo climático global para luchar contra el cambio climático; los objetivos de desarrollo post-2015; y un nuevo marco para la reducción de riesgos de desastres.
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10th December 2014
Mapping a low-carbon future
Leaders of the Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) programmes in Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil talk about what really happens when stakeholders get around the table to propose mitigation options.