Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
380
News
2nd June 2016
Updated responses to questions on the Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America Research Call Here, CDKN, IDRC and FFLA publish openly and transparently the answers to all clarification questions regarding their Climate Resilient Cities research call. The call for expressions of interest closes on 13th June 2016.
Resource
2nd June 2016
REPORT: Gender approaches in climate compatible development: Lessons from India This report explores the advantages and challenges of integrating gender dimensions into climate compatible development strategies in India.
Resource
2nd June 2016
POLICY BRIEF: How do gender approaches improve climate compatible development? Lessons from India This brief provides evidence on the advantages and challenges of integrating a gender dimension into climate compatible development strategies in urban settings, with a focus on India.
Resource
1st June 2016
Webinar: Energy efficient electric motor systems - learning from Indonesia This webinar introduced listeners to the characteristics of energy efficient electric motor systems, their design and the savings that are possible from improved systems, and the barriers that prevent more efficient systems being adopted.
Feature
31st May 2016
A tale of three cities: Heat Action Plans across India Anjali Jaiswal and Jessica Korsh of the Natural Resources Defence Council describe how Heat Action Plans they have devised with local governments, supported by CDKN, are being rolled out across the country as temperatures peak.
Feature
31st May 2016
After Paris – Indonesia’s biodiversity protection efforts also hold climate change solution How important are biodiversity and ecosystems services in achieving post-Paris commitments? Mr. Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, Senior Advisor for Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia talks about the role of biodiversity conservation in combating climate change, and the importance of such an approach for Indonesia.
Feature
30th May 2016
Indonesian youth take action on climate change after the Paris Agreement Via Apriyani and M. Rayhan Krisnadi give their insights into the role that youth can play in addressing climate change challenges in Indonesia. They are both student activists at Universitas Indonesia, and Via is also supporting CDKN’s activities in the country.
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25th May 2016
Hope for Pakistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution Fareeha Irfan Ovais, CDKN's Project Manager, Low Carbon Scenario Analysis for Pakistan, describes how the work done by the project can be used for the development of Pakistan’s national climate change plan – known in United Nations language as its ‘Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’.
Feature
23rd May 2016
Has India's Supreme Court taken a step towards climate compatible development? Mihir Bhatt, CDKN's Senior Strategic Advisor in India - who heads the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) - reflects on an historic judgement by India's Supreme Court this month in response to the country's severe drought.
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16th May 2016
the Green Climate Fund and city leaders Lisa Junghans of Germanwatch is a team member of the CDKN supported project ‘Finding the Finance: climate compatible development in Asian cities’. In this blog she discusses the opportunities for cities under the GCF, and how achieving a paradigm shift needs bundled power from all sides.
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Project : New science to help Asian, African societies prepare for extreme weather

A new initiative will use state-of-the-art science to help Asian and African societies to understand the role of climate change in extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.

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2nd May 2016
Severe heat wave grips India: Authorities can draw on insights from Ahmedabad experience CDKN's Mihir Bhatt reports from Ahmedabad, in India's current heat wave zone - and reflects on how learning from CDKN's innovative partnership project in Ahmedabad could help save lives all over again.