Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
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19th July 2016
BRIEFING NOTE: How can Indonesia achieve water, energy and food security?  This briefing note outlines the challenges and opportunities for Indonesia to achieve water, energy and food security targets in ways that align with its long term development strategy.
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19th July 2016
REPORT: Lessons from REDD+ for achieving water, energy and food security in Indonesia This report, funded by CDKN, seeks to assess the extent to which (1) REDD+ objectives have been integrated into national development planning and (2) legal, regulatory and institutional reforms under the development of REDD+ have facilitated the improved governance of land-based sectors.
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Completed
Project : Supporting the Government of Bangladesh in sharing information on its INDC

INDCs are the primary means for governments to communicate internationally the steps they will take to address climat

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18th July 2016
Case Study: Catalysing leadership on efficient bagasse processing This case study provides an overview of the leadership exercised by the private sector in sugar sector in Pakistan, and ways in which this can be replicated in other countries.
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11th July 2016
REPORT: Strengthening disaster risk management in India: A review of five state disaster management plans Indian authorities, from the national to the state level, have taken a series of actions to improve their management of disasters. A new report from CDKN and ODI analyses in detail the state disaster management plans (SDMPs) from five very different Indian states.
Completed
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Completed
Project : Supporting government of Bangladesh to Implement National Determined Contributions

Bangladesh put forth its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) to United Nations Framework Convention o

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27th June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Future Proofing of an Indian City - Lessons from Madurai Future proofing is an innovative approach to strengthen the 'blue-green infrastructure' of cities to cope with urbanisation and climate change. A new ‘Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development’ from the DHAN Foundation explores how they engaged broad swathes of the community in Madurai, India, to begin future proofing the city.
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24th June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Renewable energy solutions for Punjab’s industrial sector - Evaluating the NAMA approach in Sialkot City, Pakistan Sialkot, Pakistan is a large manufacturing hub, in need of more energy supplies. CDKN and partners looked at the option of developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to provide renewable energy to the city's industries. Michelle Bosquet and Juan Pablo Osornio explore how businesses and government got involved - and broader lessons from the experience.
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23rd June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Climate-smart agriculture - Learning from three agro-ecological regions of Nepal Nepal’s agriculture sector, which accounts for around three-quarters of employment and one-quarter of the country’s gross domestic product, is strongly affected by current climate variability, uncertainty and extremes. The CDKN project 'Scaling-up of climate-smart agriculture in Nepal’ seeks to increase the resilience of farming communities in varying agro-ecosystems, by promoting climate-smart agricultural technologies and practices. This 'Inside Story' assesses challenges, strategies and key enabling factors for scaling out this approach.
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23rd June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Supporting the subnational development of renewable energy - Lessons from West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia West Nusa Tenggara is a major tourism destination in Indonesia because of its rich seascapes and landscapes as well as its unique culture, but it faces severe energy shortages. This 'Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development' tracks issues that arose with regard to decentralised renewable energy planning in West Nusa Tenggara. It provides insights on how Indonesia and other countries could develop subnational and national energy policies and strategies in the future.
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23rd June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Treading low-carbon pathways toward sustainability: The experience of Bogor City This new Inside Story looks at the Urban Low Emission Development Strategies project, which offers Bogor City an opportunity to integrate low-carbon strategies not just in the transport sector but in its local development plans, supporting the city’s vision of adopting sustainability to transform Bogor into a more liveable city.
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Completed
Project : Exploring the potential for fuel subsidy reforms in Bangladesh

For an oil importing country with state controlled fuel prices, Bangladesh requires significant fuel subsidies to bri