Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
Feature
21st December 2016
No excuses on clean energy There can be no more excuses for clean energy solutions designed solely to reduce emissions. It is time to talk, highlight and realise other socio-economic benefits, such as green employment and health - say Aditi Paul and Mihir Bhatt of CDKN India.
Feature
19th December 2016
Fresh ideas for cities to finance climate projects Fareeha Irfan Ovais, CDKN Asia's team leader for climate finance reviews some fresh ideas for how cities can finance their climate projects.
Feature
8th December 2016
Pakistan business face big opportunities in low carbon, resilient economy Investing in low carbon and climate resilient development is the need of the hour and Pakistan businesses have massive opportunities to tap, says Fareeha Ovais, CDKN Asia's climate finance lead.
Feature
1st December 2016
Government action needed to accelerate green business in Asia In this article, Sandra Khananusit, CDKN's consultant highlights the key points of a debate on the potential of initiating and strengthening green businesses in Asia, focusing on how the governments of the region can engage with the private sector and create an enabling environment for the private sector to invest in low emission development strategies and NDCs.
Completed
Project
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Support to the High Ambition Coalition and the Republic of the Marshall Islands

This project provides support to the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to maintain political momentum post-Paris and offers a space for progressive developed and developing countries to continue to work together.

Feature
28th November 2016
Private sector facility Munjurul Hannan Khan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader, Bangladesh and Tahmina Hadi, CDKN’s Junior Consultant, Bangladesh highlight that how effective mobilisation of the private sector by funding entities such as the Green Climate Fund, can create an enabling environment for the private sectors to engage in a business model that supports climate change.
Feature
21st November 2016
How Bangladeshi businesses can profit from climate resilience This is part two of a blog series about the role of the private sector and financial institutions in building climate resilience for the poor - as debated at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. Mairi Dupar reports.
Resource
21st November 2016
POLICY BRIEF: Greenhouse gas emission reference case projection for Pakistan The reference case presents historical emissions in Pakistan from 2000 to 2012/13 and a projection of annual emissions out to 2030.
Resource
21st November 2016
POLICY BRIEF: Pakistan low carbon scenario analysis This document provides a condensed summary of the Low-Carbon Scenarios Analysis project, highlighting two critical parts of this project: the development of a reference case for emissions, as well as the identification of options for Pakistan to reduce its GHG emissions across key sectors.
Feature
18th November 2016
The Philippines’ challenge for urban resilience Danica Marie Supnet of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, highlights the proceedings of the series of workshops and community discussions on bridging the gap between local climate change adaptation planning in the urban sector and access to climate finance.
Resource
16th November 2016
REPORT: How can Bangladesh's private sector engage with the Green Climate Fund? This report provides a snapshot of how the private sector in Bangladesh can engage with the Green Climate Fund to help climate-relevant programmes.
News
10th November 2016
Indian initiative to promote clean energy CDKN's Senior Strategic Advisor for India, Mihir Bhatt, discusses the Government of India's new initiative to promote clean energy in light of COP22.