Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
380
Feature
30th April 2016
More equality and justice in climate action Why does gender equality matter in climate related programming? This event, hosted by Sam Bickersteth and Caroline Harper will gather experts from the social development, climate change and disaster risk reduction communities.
Feature
27th April 2016
All roads lead to the signing of the Paris Agreement - Where next? Kiran Sura, CDKN's Head of Advocacy Fund, is heartened by the signing ceremony for the Paris climate agreement in New York but says 'resting on our laurels is not an option'.
Feature
27th April 2016
After Paris: Developing countries look first to their own resources to deliver agreement  How are developing countries responding to the high ambitions in the Paris climate agreement? CDKN’s Sam Bickersteth and Mairi Dupar report on the diverse perspectives among countries where CDKN is supporting national climate plans and their delivery: includes insights from India, Ethiopia and more.
Feature
25th April 2016
After Paris – “Opportunities rest in the space for dynamic interactions”, Farhan Helmy Farhan Helmy, Chair of the Thamrin School of Climate Change and Sustainability, speaks about how the climate change conversation after the Paris summit has been part of an increasingly dynamic Indonesian national process.
Feature
21st April 2016
After Paris: “Pakistan has a long way to go to get from intended to implemented” - Ali T. Sheikh With melting glaciers of the Himalayas threatening the flows of many of its most important rivers, Pakistan has a lot at stake from climate change. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, CDKN´s Asia Director, examines the challenges and prospects opened up by the Paris Agreement in Pakistan.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Facilitating Karachi City District Government in Heat Wave Management

CDKN supported a project to facilitate Karachi city district government in heat wave management. The activities were designed to initiate a process at the localised level which can build towards the development of heat wave management plan for Karachi.

Event
19th April 2016
Energy efficient electric motor systems This webinar will introduce listeners to the characteristics of energy efficient electric motor systems, their design and the savings that are possible from improved systems, as well as describe the barriers that prevent more efficient systems being adopted.
Feature
15th April 2016
Unpacking Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage in the National Context of Bangladesh Munjurul Hannan Khan, CDKN’s policy advisor in Bangladesh and Tahmina Hadi from NACOM discuss the need to improve understanding of Loss & Damage in Bangladesh, and the increasing importance and focus on Loss & Damage in global climate negotiations.
Event
14th April 2016
Join CDKN at Adaptation Futures 2016 Join CDKN at the Adaptation Futures 2016 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 May. We'll be presenting climate resilient solutions and sharing materials, and look forward to talking with you.
Feature
5th April 2016
Can green growth policy incentivise investment? Insights from Indonesia Indonesia is internationally known for its ambitious climate policies and the role of its extensive forests in locking up carbon. Mochamad Indrawan of CDKN and Indra Darmawan of the Indonesian Investment Board discuss the investment potential for land-based measures and sustainable cities in green growth.
Feature
5th April 2016
Paradigm shift in the culture of Indonesian investment Indra Darmawan, Director of Int’l Business Cooperation of BKPM- Indonesian Investment Board and Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s country engagement lead for Indonesia report on the discourses presented at the ‘Tropical Landscape Summit’. The second part of this feature talks about the 4 P’s, and the shifting paradigms evident nearly a year after this summit.
Feature
1st April 2016
Climate vulnerability assessment: CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand Climate vulnerability assessments should be the cornerstone of adaptation action and can play a key role in India's State Action Plans on Climate Change, says CDKN Programme Manager Aditi Paul. Here, she reports how CDKN is supporting the Uttarakhand State Government to do a vulnerability assessment - that can generate action to save lives and livelihoods.