Latin America and the Caribbean

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Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
117
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31st October 2021
Advancing gender equality and climate action: A practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress CDKN, ODI, SNV, CARE and Mercy Corps have launched a new guide, entitled Advancing gender equality and climate action: a practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress.
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27th October 2021
Climate and disaster risk finance and insurance Janek Toepper from the InsuResilience Global Partnership shares a new ambitious roadmap to enhance the reach and effectiveness of insurance and risk finance solutions for climate disasters.
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20th October 2021
Financial pathways to climate-resilient housing 40% of the world is projected to live in vulnerable housing by 2030. Elizabeth Hausler and Monica Schroeder from Build Change show how financing improvements to existing housing stock is one way to provide climate-resilient housing at the scale required.
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4th October 2021
CDKN at Adaptation Futures 2021 The sixth Adaptation Futures international conference took place online from 5-8 October 2021. Watch the recordings from CDKN's sessions at the conference and watch the recordings.
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1st October 2021
COP Resilience Hub launched to advance action on adaptation and resilience at COP26 and beyond The new COP Resilience Hub has been launched to advance action on adaptation and resilience at COP26 and beyond. CDKN is delighted to be supporting it, to promote the inclusion of diverse voices, and promote knowledge-into-action.
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19th August 2021
Peruvian academics provide knowledge for climate action Peruvian researchers have organised to communicate their findings to diverse audiences - about the impacts of climate change on Peru, and the potential of adaptation and mitigation solutions. CDKN's Sandra Isola reports.
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Using Wikipedia to enhance global knowledge on climate change

CDKN has been working with FCFA and the Wikimedia Foundation to enhance the quality and accessibility of climate change information on the world's largest online encyclopaedia.

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30th June 2021
What has CDKN been up to? Three years of weaving knowledge and action on climate change   Since 2018, CDKN's ‘Knowledge Accelerator’ has grown our ‘knowledge-in-action’ services, as well as further cultivating climate leadership, learning and collaboration within and across developing countries. Here are some of the highlights.
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21st June 2021
Voluntary Carbon Markets Global Dialogue seeks to hear from carbon credit suppliers A team from Climate Focus, the Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID), SouthSouthNorth (SSN), Transforma, and Verra have kicked off a consultation with stakeholders in Latin America, Africa and Asia, on how the voluntary carbon market could work better for them. Discover how to participate in the Global Dialogue here. 
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16th June 2021
Weaving knowledge and action on climate change, 2018-2021 Since 2018, a second phase of CDKN called the ‘Knowledge Accelerator’ has focused on growing our ‘knowledge-in-action’ services, as well as further cultivating climate leadership, learning and collaboration within and across developing countries. Read some of the highlights from the past three years’ work.
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14th June 2021
Raising awareness on uncontrolled burning in Ecuador A communications campaign to stamp out irresponsible fires in Ecuador, by the Arcoiris Ecological Foundation, was supported by a seed fund from CDKN and FFLA.
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3rd June 2021
'One river, all its water' : Bringing climate and gender perspectives to water management in Patagonia It's challenging to communicate scientific information clearly for use in public policy-making. A group of researchers from Argentina took up the task, and sought to introduce climate and gender concerns into management of the Chubut River basin in Patagonia, Argentina. CDKN’s María José Pacha reports.