Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
Feature
15th April 2016
Unpacking Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage in the National Context of Bangladesh Munjurul Hannan Khan, CDKN’s policy advisor in Bangladesh and Tahmina Hadi from NACOM discuss the need to improve understanding of Loss & Damage in Bangladesh, and the increasing importance and focus on Loss & Damage in global climate negotiations.
Event
14th April 2016
Join CDKN at Adaptation Futures 2016 Join CDKN at the Adaptation Futures 2016 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 May. We'll be presenting climate resilient solutions and sharing materials, and look forward to talking with you.
Feature
5th April 2016
Can green growth policy incentivise investment? Insights from Indonesia Indonesia is internationally known for its ambitious climate policies and the role of its extensive forests in locking up carbon. Mochamad Indrawan of CDKN and Indra Darmawan of the Indonesian Investment Board discuss the investment potential for land-based measures and sustainable cities in green growth.
Feature
5th April 2016
Paradigm shift in the culture of Indonesian investment Indra Darmawan, Director of Int’l Business Cooperation of BKPM- Indonesian Investment Board and Mochamad Indrawan, CDKN’s country engagement lead for Indonesia report on the discourses presented at the ‘Tropical Landscape Summit’. The second part of this feature talks about the 4 P’s, and the shifting paradigms evident nearly a year after this summit.
Feature
1st April 2016
Climate vulnerability assessment: CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand Climate vulnerability assessments should be the cornerstone of adaptation action and can play a key role in India's State Action Plans on Climate Change, says CDKN Programme Manager Aditi Paul. Here, she reports how CDKN is supporting the Uttarakhand State Government to do a vulnerability assessment - that can generate action to save lives and livelihoods.
Feature
1st April 2016
Seven top tips for climate vulnerability assessment with impact What does it take to create a climate vulnerability assessment with impact? Aditi Paul, CDKN's Country Programme Manager for India, spoke with Paul May, and they distilled these lessons from CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand state.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Building Readiness of the Private Sector in Bangladesh for Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation

CDKN is requested to support private banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh in building their capacity and raising awareness on climate finance mechanisms particularly to support access to international funds from the Private Sector Facility window of Green Climate Fund.

Feature
17th March 2016
Da Nang - A rising star, menaced by extreme rainfall Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major port cities. Miren Gutierrez uncovers the measures taken by a CDKN project to protect the city's residents from worsening rainfall in a changing climate.
Feature
14th March 2016
After Paris - "About money and determination", a view from Mihir Bhatt, India Three months after the Paris climate deal was struck, Mihir Bhatt, CDKN´s country leader for India, who leads the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), talks to CDKN's Miren Gutierrez about the next steps needed to implement India's climate commitments.
Feature
10th March 2016
After Paris: Perspective from Ram Chandra Khanal, Nepal “How are the most affected people going to benefit from this deal?” asks Ram Chandra Khanal, CDKN’s Nepal Strategy Advisor, of the Paris climate deal. Here, Miren Gutierrez interviews Mr Khanal on the implications of COP21.
Event
7th March 2016
CDKN film festival, New Delhi CDKN invites you to join us at our film festival 'We in climate change' to view and discuss three short films depicting the impacts of climate change in India and Bangladesh, and how communities are fighting back: Monday 7th March evening, New Delhi.
Feature
25th February 2016
Lessons from supporting Bangladesh’s INDC James Harries of Ricardo of Energy & Environment shares what he learned as part of a CDKN project to assist the Government of Bangladesh develop its national climate proposal for the United Nations: its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).