Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Disaster Risk Insurance For Vulnerable Communities In Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan responds to natural disasters (increasing floods, earthquakes, cyclones and droughts) on c

Feature
17th June 2013
Integrating climate-smart DRM in key sectors, what does it take? Dina Khan, CDKN Project Manager, reflects on some of the key questions the upcoming learning and innovation hub on DRM in Asia will examine.
Feature
13th June 2013
A big step forward for democracy in Pakistan, but an uncertain step for climate policy Ali Sheikh and Kashmala Kakakhel, from LEAD Pakistan and CDKN Asia, report from Pakistan on the latest political developments unfolding in Islamabad with the new Prime Minister taking oath last week.
News
6th June 2013
Mainstreaming climate change resilience into development planning in Cambodia As part of a series of Government authored briefing notes, officials from the Government of Cambodia, reflects on how far the country has mainstreamed climate change
Resource
3rd June 2013
OUTLOOK: Climate Negotiations Special Edition CDKN’s latest edition of Climate and Development Outlook (May 2013) turns the spotlight on the global climate negotiations, as nations gather in Bonn for meetings of the UNFCCC.
Feature
3rd June 2013
Lessons from mitigating disasters in India for HFA 2 Vishal Pathak with Kshitij Gupta from the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) consider how the post-2015 framework on disaster risk reduction can integrate learning from the field.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Developing integrated Climate Risk Assessment for CCD planning in Central Asia

The project will develop an innovative methodology for a regional climate risk assessment and corresponding national climate risk profiles,

Feature
24th May 2013
The invisible disaster for the Changpas tribe in Ladakh, India Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan of SEEDS / Saferworld Communications reports from an emergency situation where a freezing winter is putting lives and livelihoods at risk.
Feature
20th May 2013
Climate diplomacy gathers pace Mairi Dupar, CDKN's Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator, looks at how climate diplomacy can be used to drive change at the national and international levels.
Feature
17th May 2013
Nepal's district climate and energy plans As part of a series of case studies on low emissions development strategies in Asia, the Government of Nepal discuss in a new CDKN and Asia LEDS Partnership briefing note the story behind their District Climate and Energy Plans
Resource
16th May 2013
INSIDE STORY: Pioneering renewable energy options: Thailand takes up the challenge In this Inside Story we identify factors to can explain the relative success of Thailand's renewable energy policies and highlight some lessons for future development.
Feature
15th May 2013
Finding the regional perspective of climate change reporting S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Regional Manager, Panos South Asia, reports from a recent training programme for the new 2013 journalist fellows.