Public housing and infrastructure developments across rural and semi-urbanised India are rarely designed to be ‘climate compatible’. Climate-compatible development addresses the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use fewer resources and make buildings that can withstand weather-related disasters.

The Southern African Power Pool’s (SAPP) has planned an integrated expansion which includes more than 6,300 MW of new large scale hydropower with at least another 6,500MW under discussion within the Zambezi River Basin. CDKN is supporting research that examines the interaction between climate change, irrigation and hydropower in the Basin.

The objective of this project was to integrate adaptation into climate change in city planning and in the management of key economic sectors.

World Watch Institute provides the Renewable Energy Forum, initiative that seeks participation in topics such as Curr

There is now more opportunity than ever to rapidly advance sustainable energy in Central America. , the Worldwatch Institute (WI) will establish a participatory dialogue on renewable energy in seven countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) region (Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama).

The Zambezi River Basin is the continent’s most important shared river basin due to the large number of riparian states and the extent of availability and dependence on water for development. Read more about this project which maps the central and lower regions of the Basin which are highly vulnerable to climate change.

CDKN provided technical support to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17). Accounting for suppressed demand means that development projects, including those that provide or extend basic services to the poor, can claim more carbon credits and generate greater carbon finance revenue.

CDKN is supporting the Government of Nepal (GoN) to calculate the economic cost of climate change in Nepal and identify a climate compatible development pathway to address the combined risks of climate change over time.

As a Least Developed Country (LDC), which is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, Nepal has a high stake in the outcome of the UNFCCC negotiations. CDKN is supporting the Government of Nepal to ensure its participation in the UNFCCC is strategic and delivers results for Nepal.

CDKN is working with the Partners for Resilience (PfR), a unique alliance between three humanitarian/development organisations and two environment/climate centres of expertise, to scale up the best practices of the partners in Asia.

Access to modern energy remains a major challenge for many developing countries. Modern energy services are fundamental for human development and for those living in extreme poverty- a lack of access to modern energy services has adverse impacts including increasing inequality. Read about a project in Kenya which seeks to facilitate the use of energy efficient technologies in Least Developed Countries.

This project identifies successful climate compatible development (CCD) models in sub-Saharan Africa which have different combinations of stakeholders in complex and dynamic governance and political economy contexts. Poverty alleviation, partnerships and sharing experiences are central to this project.