Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
Feature
7th April 2020
Strengthening local capacities for climate-smart agriculture: Insights from Nepal Aastha Bhusal and Laxman Khatri from the Nepali NGO LI-BIRD share their first-hand insights of how farmers are gaining knowledge of climate-smart practices and boosting their communities’ resilience in Gandaki province, Nepal.
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Peri-urban ecosystems for urban climate change resilience in India

This project aims to establish and build an understanding of the crucial role of peri-urban ecosystems and mainstream ecosystem-resilience into capacity development programmes.

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Enhancing upstream-downstream cooperation and equitable water access in Nepal

This project seeks to contribute to climate adaptive and inclusive water governance by encouraging evidence-informed decision-making at local, provincial and federal levels of government.

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Supporting climate compatible agricultural development in Nepal

This project aims to mainstream Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices into provincial and local government policies and planning.

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Evaluation of adaptation trials for coastal livelihoods in Bangladesh

This project is working to inform national level adaptation financing through testing a range of adaptation options at two deltas in Bangladesh.

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13th March 2020
Nepali town embraces diverse water supply strategies to spread risk, buffer shocks The town of Bidur, Nepal demonstrates how small- and large-scale water schemes can complement each other and spread the risks of disruption to water supply. A diversified approach creates resilience to external shocks, whether it's earthquake or climate change.
Feature
28th February 2020
India's grandmothers harvest new social status from climate-smart farming As they learn techniques to help them get a harvest even in the face of climate pressures, rural women are winning new respect and clout. Training in climate-smart agriculture is empowering women. Roli Srivastava reports.
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25th February 2020
Bangladesh's Delta Plan 2100 offers major opportunity for climate compatible development Millions of livelihoods in Bangladesh’s vast delta region are at risk from climate change impacts this century: the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 aims to tackle these risks head on and turn them into opportunities for the region’s people. Jubaer Rashid of CDKN Asia describes the multi-institutional effort involved to bring the plan to reality.
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Urban health and climate resilience in India

This project is working with Urban Local Bodies to address the two major challenges facing Indian cities, urban air pollution and heat stress, through the development of planning toolkits.

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Assessing adaptation investment opportunities for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh

This project is exploring climate change vulnerabilities, gender-sensitive adaptation practices and potential adaptation investment options for MSMEs in Southwest coastal Bangladesh.

Feature
23rd January 2020
RURBAN solution might be the answer for India's water management A new platform and set of tools developed by ICLEI-South Asia called ‘RURBAN Platform’ seeks to help city managers work in a more collaborative and ‘climate-smart’ way.
Resource
16th January 2020
Guide: The IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: What’s in it for South Asia? This 'explainer' guide from CDKN pulls out key messages and graphics from the IPCC's recent Special Report that are of relevance to everyone in South Asia's diverse landscapes.