Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
176
Stories
381
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Promoting low-carbon construction in rural India

Public housing and infrastructure developments across rural and semi-urbanised India are rarely designed to be ‘climate compatible’. Climate-compatible development addresses the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use fewer resources and make buildings that can withstand weather-related disasters.

Feature
31st August 2012
Gender and climate change - iconic stories from South Asia Mairi Dupar of CDKN discusses which stories on women and climate change should be grabbing the headlines.
Feature
29th August 2012
Gate-keepers of our news – the power and responsibility of editors to report on climate change Elizabeth Colebourn reports from a CDKN supported retreat for influential South Asian editors on the opportunities and challenges of reporting on climate change.
Feature
15th August 2012
Legal Response Initiative supports Least Developed Countries at UNFCCC meeting in Bangkok Christoph Schwarte from Legal Response Initiative reports on CDKN-funded activities at the UNFCCC meeting in Bangkok
Feature
6th August 2012
How to put ‘learning’ at the heart of policy implementation Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP) and Hagler Bailly Pakistan (HBP) discuss how a CDKN project in Pakistan is using a process of stakeholder engagement and ‘learning’ to turn the National Climate Change Policy into action.
Resource
3rd August 2012
Inside Story : Mainstreaming climate resilience into government - the Philippines Climate Change Act The Inside Story from CDKN describes how the Philippines is seeking to build climate resilience at the local level.
Feature
31st July 2012
Disaster-proofing your village before the floods – the case of Sindh, Pakistan Amiera Sawas, a PhD researcher from King’s College London, reflects on her experience of working with flood affected communities in Sindh province in Pakistan.
Resource
26th July 2012
July newsletter - Focus on climate vulnerability The July edition of CDKN's newsletter focuses on climate vulnerability, climate adaptation in rural Uganda and CDKN supported work in Central America to move towards sustainable energy.
News
19th July 2012
CDKN's 'Inside stories on climate compatible development' CDKN's ‘Inside stories on climate compatible development’ explore developing countries' practical experiences in designing and delivering climate-smart policies. The series captures insights from countries as diverse as Grenada and Tanzania, Mexico and China - and many more in between.
Feature
18th July 2012
Parliamentarians bringing renewable energy to India Nicholas Dunlop, Secretary-General of the Climate Parliament, reflects on the success of the global parliamentary network in strengthening India's commitment to renewable energy promotion.
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.