Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
378
Feature
17th July 2012
Economics of climate change in South Asia CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn and Ram Chandra Khanal report from Asian Development Bank (ADB) workshops on the Economics of Climate Change held across South Asia in July where they showcased lessons from CDKN’s work in Nepal.
Feature
10th July 2012
What does the IPCC SREX report mean for India? Mihir Bhatt outlines outlines three major themes from his discussions with government authorities, the UN, international and domestic non governmental organisations and media researchers on how SREX messages could influence policy and practice in India.
Feature
9th July 2012
Risk insurance for disaster prone communities in Pakistan CDKN Project Manager Kashmala Kakakhel reports from a recent workshop in Islamabad which launched a new CDKN partnership with the Government of Pakistan to design a risk insurance scheme that protects the poor.
Resource
4th July 2012
Climate Vulnerability Forum side event Members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum share their thoughts on the role of the forum and the priorities of its members going forward.
Feature
1st July 2012
Taking action on climate compatible reconstruction in the Punjab, Pakistan Dina Khan, CDKN Project Manager, and Lorna Davey, Mott MacDonald Ltd take stock of what a CDKN project with the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on climate compatible reconstruction has already achieved.
News
30th June 2012
Second stakeholder consultation on loss & damage held in Dhaka A second stakeholder workshop held in Dhaka in June 2012 provided valuable inputs into the design of a work programme for Bangladesh on loss and damage.
Resource
29th June 2012
INSIDE STORY: Distributing the benefits from REDD+ - the case of Viet Nam Viet Nam has a rich history of benefit distribution systems for decentralised forest management. This experience is being used to help build a benefit distribution system that will be compliant with the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme being developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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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.

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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.

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Project : Scaling up climate resilience with Partners for Resilience (PfR)

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.

News
23rd June 2012
CDKN in Rio - learn about our events, publications and partnership activities Join CDKN at its events in Rio or watch us online - and get involved with some of our partnership activities.
Feature
22nd June 2012
How can a mobile phone app help Indian farmers adapt to climate change? Mobile communications are growing, and nowhere more so than in the developing world. Reframing Rio, an ambitious media education project, is following five young digital entrepreneurs as they investigate how a mobile phone app could provide a vital tool for communities struggling with the impacts of climate change.