Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
Feature
19th June 2012
Seduced by disaster insurance? Don't dive in In this blog CDKN's Tom Mitchell explores the problems with over reliance on disaster insurance and risk transfer.
Resource
13th June 2012
Brochura de la Aliança Clima e Desenvolvimento 2011 Brochura CDKN em Português
Feature
20th May 2012
Bringing climate change disaster planning into the boardroom CDKN launches its new report ‘Tackling Exposure; Placing Disaster Risk Management at the Heart of National Economic and Fiscal Policy’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Addis Ababa on Thursday 9 May.
Feature
17th May 2012
exploring the theme of multi-level governance for urban adaptation How to integrate local and national efforts for adaptation? Reporting from the Resilient Cities Congress in Bonn, Patricia León explores some examples of how urban and national authorities can cooperate for successful climate compatible development.
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Project : Knowledge brokers collaboration - Connecting climate journalists in Latin America

This project aims to foster the creation of a global network of journalists and media organisations in the developing world that are capable of reporting on climate-change adaptation and other aspects of environmental finance for both a general and specialised audience.

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Project : Knowledge brokers collaboration - The InfoAmazonia GeoJournalism project

The InfoAmazonia GeoJournalism Platform builds on existing simple yet effective mapping and visualisation technologies, such as Google Earth, to help journalists and other knowledge brokers increase the Latin American public’s awareness about climate and development issues in the Amazon region.

Resource
9th May 2012
GUIDE: Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy The CDKN Guide to Tackling Exposure considers whether economic and fiscal planning at national levels can reduce exposure to disasters, before considering the necessary steps countries must take to achieve economic development in a more climate-resilient way.
Resource
25th April 2012
Policy brief: Latin America and the Caribbean in a future high ambition deal This policy brief, produced by Energeia and supported by CDKN, discusses the outcomes and implications of CoP-17 for the Latin American region.
Feature
10th April 2012
Colombia - your favourite coffee could be under threat Read Claudia Martinez, CDKN's Colombia Country Engagement Leader, talk about the challenges and opportunities of producing the world famous Colombian coffee. This article originally appeared in industry magazine, The Grocer.
News
4th April 2012
IPCC releases full report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) Read about the public release and CDKN's involvement in presenting the report to policy-makers worldwide.
Feature
20th March 2012
On the frontline of climate change - cocoa, coffee and culture in Colombia At the Planet Under Pressure conference, Claudia Martinez, Colombia Country Leader for CDKN, will brief the media on the threats from increased flooding and sea level rise to Colombia's coffee, cocoa and sugar industries and the world-famous cultural heritage of the city of Cartagena.
Feature
16th March 2012
Leading researchers and government officials analyse poverty and climate change links in Peru CDKN and Group Analysis for Development (GRADE), with the support of IIED, are organizing the seminar "Analysis of the relationship between climate change and policies to reduce poverty", to take place in Peru on 22 March.