Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
378
Completed
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Completed
Project : Strengthening evidence-based policy

The project builds on an EU-funded project currently underway which aims to strengthen the ability of Climate Actions Network South Asia (CANSA) to operate as an effective broker, through capacity-building sessions and grants for research projects. The CDKN initiative will strengthen CANSA’s ability to interact with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Feature
24th August 2011
Work programme for Bangladesh on Loss and Damage - Call for Expressions of Interest CDKN is calling for expressions of interest for developing a work programme on Loss and Damage to be presented at CoP18 in 2012.
Feature
12th August 2011
Climate resilience in Nepal moves a step closer to reality Nepal has just secured more than $50 million from the Climate Investment Funds to build resilience against climate change. The money will go towards the country’s Strategic Programme on Climate Resilience. This is a great opportunity, but one that raises big questions.
Feature
10th August 2011
Transitional Committee takes stock of the Green Climate Fund Pakistan's lead negotiator climate change, Farrukh Iqbal Khan, gives CDKN an inside look at the second meeting of the Green Climate Fund Transitional Committee in Tokyo last month. Read here what the Committee learnt from their workshop on existing funds, and take a look at Farrukh's thoughts on the potential role of the private sector.
Feature
1st August 2011
Call for expressions of interest - adaptation interventions and policy options for the climate change induced displaced people of Bangladesh This global call for expressions of interest focuses on the current and predicted trajectory of climate induced migration and its consequences to ensure sustainable development planning and implementation in Bangladesh.
Feature
6th July 2011
Harnessing media potential in the fight against climate change CDKN's Fayyaz Ahmad Khan reviews the recent Climate Change Media Partnership report on why the media should matter more to policy-makers tackling climate change in the developing world.
Feature
6th July 2011
Explosion of solar power in Bangladesh Guest CDKN blogger, journalist Abu Rushd Md. Ruhul Amin, reports from Bangladesh on the extraordinary rise in solar power generation in the country, and the policy frameworks that have aided its growth.
Resource
28th June 2011
Interview with CDKN's CEO, Sam Bickersteth Watch CDKN's Chief Executive, Sam Bickersteth, being interviewed by Climate Change TV, on CDKN's mission and strategy. He introduces CDKN and gives case studies from the Punjab and Rwanda to show how we work and what we hope to achieve.
Feature
7th June 2011
SRREN recommendations - challenges for Asian countries The IPCC's Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) resonates with the aspirations of many developing countries in Asia. But one thing's for certain: every Asian country will have its own distinct approach to taking up the recommendations.
Feature
6th June 2011
Deadlock likely at Bonn climate talks With the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) and the G8 lining up on opposite sides of the fence, the prospects aren't good for progress on United Nations climate talks, when nations meet in Bonn this week.
Feature
3rd June 2011
climate change is only possible with cheap renewable energy Tariq Banuri, Director of the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development, argues that making renewable energy available to everyone at an affordable price is the only meaningful way to fight climate change.
Feature
31st May 2011
Women and REDD+, more than just ‘Do No Harm’ To mark the launch of an Asia-Pacific REDD-net special issue on REDD+ and gender, part-funded by CDKN, Regan Suzuki tells us about the need to bring women into the design and deliberation of forestry management schemes.