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
INSIDE STORY: Fostering peri-urban resilience: Gender-responsive approaches in northern India
In Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) has been working with local people, mostly farmers on small and marginal plots, to address climate change and to empower women. GEAG's recent experiences in peri-urban areas are now summarised in a 'CDKN Inside Story on climate compatible development'. [more]…
INSIDE STORY: Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience
An 'Inside Story on climate compatible development' from CDKN documents how Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) has been helping communities in rural north India to address climate change and its impact on agriculture. The 'Inside Story' documents how gender-responsive approaches are at the heart of the project's success. [more]…
Resources from our partners
Reducing gender inequality in urban water management in Nepal
http://www.sias-southasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Policy-brief-gender-July-2020.pdf
This brief is based on the analysis of water policies, as well as the narratives of men and women involved in drinking water management practices.
Projects
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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...]
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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...]
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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...]
