Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
Feature
12th April 2013
The learning curve of assessing the economics of climate change in Nepal Dr. Govinda Nepal reflects at the half way point of a project in Nepal which is calculating the economic cost of climate change in key sectors on what the team has learnt so far.
Feature
11th April 2013
Vietnam’s National Green Growth Strategy As part of a series of case studies on low emissions development strategies in Asia, the Government of Vietnam discuss in a new CDKN and Asia LEDS Partnership briefing note the story behind their National Green Growth Strategy
News
11th April 2013
Conversations on Green Growth in Asia Watch a new video from CDKN and the Asia LEDS Partnership in which Asian countries share their innovative approaches to low emissions development.
News
4th April 2013
South Asia climate change journalist fellowship awarded This year’s 24 South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) fellows have been selected by a panel of experts from all forms of media from six countries in South Asia.
News
30th March 2013
Index-Based Mortality Livestock Insurance in Mongolia This Inside Story explains how The Government of Mongolia’s Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) Project is helping Mongolian herders cope with the harsh and unpredictable weather resulting from climate change.
Resource
28th March 2013
INSIDE STORY: Index-Based Mortality Livestock Insurance in Mongolia This Inside Story explains how The Government of Mongolia’s Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) Project is helping Mongolian herders cope with the harsh and unpredictable weather resulting from climate change.
Feature
25th March 2013
India’s water challenges highlighted in new report A new report on India’s water situation details the many challenges the country faces, including water insecurity and poor quality water. However, the report also presents workable solutions to address these challenges and gives positive case studies to show that change is possible.
Feature
22nd March 2013
With temperatures rising, major Indian city moves closer to releasing life-saving heat action plan Anjali Jaiswal and Meredith Connolly tell us how the Ahmedabad government is taking steps to protect its 7 million residents with a new Heat Action Plan.
Feature
21st March 2013
Thailand’s Low Carbon City Initiative The first in a series of case studies on low emission development from CDKN and the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Exploring local access to the Green Climate Fund (GCF)

The objective of this project is to ensure that the Green Climate Fund is directly accessible to sub-national stakeholders, including local authorities, civil society organisations and knowledge institutions, in order for them to design and implement sustainable adaptation strategies.

Feature
13th March 2013
Building evidence of climate change induced migration in Bangladesh Dr Siddiqui reports on the process of conducting research on climate change induced migration in Bangladesh and the Unit’s policy advocacy to address large-scale CC-induced migration.
Feature
11th March 2013
The challenge of evaluation CDKN engagement leader in Nepal, Ram Chandra Khanal, reports from the second South Asia Evaluation Conclave, where participants tackled the challenge of how to evaluate and measure impacts of climate change adaptation interventions. CDKN’s approach combining flexibility and focusing on practical aspects was well-received.