FEATURE: IPCC predicts a grim future for our oceans and frozen lands – but we can still limit the damage
Smita Chakravarty reviews the latest IPCC Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere and puts it into Indian context. [more...]
Latest stories
FEATURE: Water stewardship to be ‘climate smart’ – Lessons from Maharashtra
The IPCC's Special Report on Land and Climate Change stresses the importance of governance for achieving climate change adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development. Here, Eshwer Kale, Marcella D'Souza and Arpan Golechha describe a model of water governance which involved transforming villages from over-exploitation to judicious use of water. [more...]
FEATURE: Blended finance for climate and food security – The potential of the farm sector
CDKN's Aditi Paul explores how blended finance approaches in the agriculture sector could provide small producers with the much-needed livelihood security they need, as well as climate resilience and food security. [more...]
FEATURE: New evidence highlights heat stress in rural India
Heat-related deaths and illness are on the rise in India. With summertime highs hitting 45° Celsius in rural areas, urgent action is needed to protect vulnerable populations. Dipak Zade and Brendon Bosworth report. [more...]
CDKN Resources
GUIDE: The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for South Asia?
The IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land for decision-makers in South Asia - with all the headline findings they need to know about the interaction of climate change and land and the impact on societies and ecosystems. [more]…
GUIDE: The IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: What’s in it for South Asia?
This 'explainer' guide from CDKN pulls out key messages and graphics from the IPCC's recent Special Report that are of relevance to everyone in South Asia's diverse landscapes. [more]…
Resources from our partners
Women’s agency and adaptive capacity in climate change hotspots in Asia and Africa
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0638-y
Drawing on data from 25 qualitative case studies across three hotspots in Africa and Asia, this paper shows how and in what ways women’s agency, or the ability to make meaningful choices and strategic decisions, contributes to adaptation responses.
Delivering climate resilience programmes in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
http://www.braced.org/resources/i/Delivering-climate-resilience-programmes-in%20fragile-contexts/
This review, combining evidence-based learning from 15 projects across 13 countries, explores how climate resilience programmes and projects can be designed, established and managed to be resilient themselves in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
Projects
Completed
PROJECT: Building a community of practice on community based adaptation
CDKN’s support strengthened the ‘community of practice’ working on community based adaptation (CBA) by facilitating their engagement with policy-makers and practitioners working on traditional adaptation practices. [more...]
Completed
PROJECT: Assessing the economic impacts of climate change in Nepal
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. [more...]
Completed
PROJECT: Nepal’s strategic engagement with the UNFCCC
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. [more...]
