Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
376
Feature
7th June 2012
end of a long journey A four month trek along the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal, led by the world record holding mountaineer Apa Sherpa and in partnership with the Government of Nepal, is raising awareness of climate compatible development in this highly vulnerable region. A local journalist, Saroj Dhakal, reports for CDKN on the reflections from the team as they complete their journey.
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Project : Scoping a combined programme on climate compatible development for Pakistan

The focus of this 6 months project is to support the Government of Pakistan in developing and scoping a nationally appropriate programme of work on climate compatible development which will build on work done on climate change in Pakistan and connect the government’s newly approved National Climate Change Policy to action on the ground.

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Project : Supporting Climate Finance Readiness in Indonesia and Vietnam

GIZ and CDKN are collaborating to strengthen the access and use of national and international climate finance in Indonesia and Viet Nam. The project seeks to explore the climate funding options available to Indonesia, Viet Nam and strengthen the capacities of the government to optimise these opportunities for enabling climate compatible development.

Feature
20th May 2012
Bringing climate change disaster planning into the boardroom CDKN launches its new report ‘Tackling Exposure; Placing Disaster Risk Management at the Heart of National Economic and Fiscal Policy’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Addis Ababa on Thursday 9 May.
News
9th May 2012
South Asia Climate Change Award Fellowships 2012 Panos South Asia invites applications for the CDKN funded South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) Fellowships 2012.
Resource
9th May 2012
GUIDE: Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy The CDKN Guide to Tackling Exposure considers whether economic and fiscal planning at national levels can reduce exposure to disasters, before considering the necessary steps countries must take to achieve economic development in a more climate-resilient way.
Resource
9th May 2012
INSIDE STORY: A new direction in climate compatible development - Indonesia's forest moratorium In 2011, Indonesia's President signed into law a two-year moratorium on new permits to exploit primary natural forest and peatland. This CDKN 'Inside story on climate compatible development' explores the potential of Indonesia's forest moratorium, and lessons for other countries.
Feature
8th May 2012
the lessons of the IPCC SREX report for South Asia CDKN's Elizabeth Colebourn and Amy Kirbyshire report back from the New Delhi, India outreach event where diverse stakeholders discussed the IPCC's SREX report.
Event
3rd May 2012
IPCC SREX Outreach - Delhi, 2-3 May 2012 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and local partners hosted an outreach event on ‘Managing the Risks of Climate Extremes and Disasters in Asia – What can we learn from the IPCC Special Report?’ at Le Meridien, New Delhi, India on 2 – 3 May 2012. Find the recording and presentations from the event here.
Feature
25th April 2012
Enhancing the impact of the community of CBA practitioners CDKN's CEO Sam Bickersteth attended the 6th Community Based Adaptation Forum, in Hanoi. Here he talks about what we need to do to ensure growing momentum in CBA is mainstreamed to transformational climate adaptation.
Feature
25th April 2012
Vulnerable communities lead the way on adaptation What advances in understanding should we glean from the 6th Community Based Adaptation Forum in Vietnam? Dr. Saleemul Huq, Senior Climate Change Fellow at IIED, discusses the outcomes.
Feature
16th April 2012
Climate resilience in Asian cities Franziska Schwarz of CDKN reports on a special session on resilience-building in Asian cities at the recent Planet Under Pressure conference.