Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
Resource
23rd January 2018
Working Paper: Aligning energy and climate objectives in NDCs The effectiveness of national energy policy will be decisive for achieving Paris Agreement objectives and the 2030 Agenda. A new CDKN Working Paper assesses how Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana and Peru are aligning these goals.
Feature
16th January 2018
How can we achieve equitable water, energy and food resource governance in urban-Amazon landscapes? Authors from the Global Canopy Project explore water-energy-food security in the Cumbaza watershed in Peru - which they have investigated as part of the Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America initiative.
Feature
31st December 2017
Reflections on achieving climate resilience in Latin American cities María José Pacha, Ebru Gencer and Manuel Winograd share climate resilience insights from Latin American cities on the frontlines of climate change impacts.
Resource
29th December 2017
Inside Story: Action on climate vulnerability - Lessons from Quito The city of Quito is a good example of how climate vulnerability information can feed into the policy cycle and be translated into meaningful actions on the ground. Now translated from its Spanish original, you can read this 'Inside Story on climate compatible development' in English.
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15th November 2017
REPORT: Results-based reporting for REDD+   The Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN) and CDKN present their joint initiative: the Reporting for Results-based REDD+ project, a three-year project to build capacity for measuring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of carbon stocks in agriculture, forest and other land use in 21 tropical and subtropical forest countries.
Resource
7th October 2017
ESSENTIAL: Building on local knowledge for climate compatible development Partners in the CDKN–ICLEI Subnational Learning Programme have explored a variety of approaches to identifying and leveraging local knowledge, combined with scientific data for informed decision-making and planning at local government level.
Feature
24th August 2017
Reflections on PlanCC and the future of climate compatible development in Peru Mireya Villacis reflects on CDKN's long involvement in supporting Peru to develop and articulate national climate plans - and figure out how to achieve them, and she surveys the future prospects for climate compatible development in the country.
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14th August 2017
Mainstreaming climate compatible development: Insights from CDKN's first seven years This flagship book draws from CDKN's experience of supporting climate-compatible development in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and provides practical recommendations on how to achieve low-carbon, climate-resilient development in low income and emerging economies.
Resource
19th July 2017
REPORT: Road map - Actions for setting a green bond market in Colombia This Road Map is the second of a series of three documents prepared by E3–Economía, Ecología y Ética, and METRIX–Finanzas, in association with PwC UK and Climate Bonds Initiative, on the development of a green bond market in Colombia
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7th July 2017
Inside Story: Catalysing energy efficiency in small and medium-sized enterprises in priority sectors in Peru This Inside Story draws out lessons from a CDKN project which focused on the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market in Peru, aiming to develop a broader understanding of the key actors, structure and dynamics of the current energy market.
Resource
19th June 2017
REPORT: Bridging Costa Rica's green growth gap Costa Rica is regarded by many as an economic and environmental success story with an admirable record of ‘green growth’. This report explores the performance of Costa Rica seen as an economic and environmental model, looking at concrete results, first in the economy and then in the environment.
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Strengthening climate change communication towards COP20 - bringing together science, policy and journalism

The project offered a regional training workshop to journalists alongside other activities, including a regional webinar and a journalism fund to promote articles and/or investigation about climate change and development issues, linked to the importance of COP20.