Newly-released analysis from CDKN has identified a series of approaches to help community-level organisations to increase climate resilience. The analysis focusses on the Caribbean, but has widely applicable lessons for community-based adaptation in other parts of the world. [more...]
The escalating cost of climate change to the Caribbean region makes a compelling argument for taking early action for adapting to climate change. An analysis of ten years of climate change research in the Caribbean found that sectors that are vital to regional economic and social development, including agriculture and tourism, are especially vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. Well-targeted measures to adapt will be essential. [more...]
Drawing on research from across the Caribbean, CDKN has produced a series of knowledge products focussing on national policy, institutions and good governance. These products link to a resource library of reports, tools and presentations detailing best practice approaches and case studies from Caribbean countries. [more...]
In this video interview, Claire Bernard of the Planning Institute of Jamaica highlights the lessons learnt from the Adaptation Fund’s accreditation process. [more...]
Climate change adaptation is, in many ways, a local issue. CDKN has supported research in the Caribbean that provides methods and has approaches for effective community-based adaptation, and produced a [more]…
This Special Edition of Climate and Development Outlook highlights leading-edge initiatives in the Caribbean region to design and use decision support tools for climate-resilient development and to research and apply climate solutions. [more]…
The dependence of the world’s poorest people on the environment and their contribution to its stewardship are often ‘hidden’ in public debates and decision-making processes. Trade-offs and any potential human costs must be understood and explicitly addressed. An environmental justice approach can help achieve this.
The Mobilising Investment (MI) project for NDC implementation is a 3-year project focused on interventions within seven target countries: Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Philippines and Vietnam, supported by the German government’s International Climate Initiative (IKI). [more...]
The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) facilitates peer learning, technical cooperation and information exchange to support the formation and implementation of low emission development strategies. [more...]
The regional Frameworks support high-level commitments and aspirations of the Caribbean and South Asia regions to increase investment in water security and climate resilient development. [more...]
This CDKN sponsored conference, organised by the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA, University of London), the Centre for Caribbean and Latin American Research & Consultancy (CLARC, Lon [more...]
