Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
119
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Promoting resilience and equality in local water management in Latin America

Environmental pressures—including land degradation, pollution, and climate change—have significantly constrained the capacity of natural watersheds in Latin America to provide clean water, leaving human populations increasingly vulnerable. To address these challenges, the CDKN Latin America (LATAM) regional programme, coordinated by Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA), supports the Andean Water Funds Platform. This multi-actor governance space now brings together 12 Water Funds across Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Resource
15th June 2026
Systematization of the experience of the project implemented by the Regional Water Fund - FORASAN Piura This document describes the implementation experience of the project “Restoration of ecosystems with Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures, with a focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in the Samanga Peasant Community”, in the province of Ayabaca, Piura region.
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4th June 2026
CDKN in Bonn for the June Climate Meetings (SB64) CDKN Programme Lead, Lisa McNamara, CDKN GESI Lead, Patricia Bamanyaki, and partners will represent CDKN at multiple events during the 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB64) in Bonn, Germany.
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20th May 2026
Acting locally for global impact: Advancing biodiversity and climate action through rights, knowledge and governance To commemorate International Day for Biological Diversity, Nadia Sitas, Hannah Sack and Cris Robertson reflect on an urgent reality: biodiversity loss and climate change are deeply interconnected crises that require equally interconnected solutions. The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), however, provides a shared roadmap to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, with ambitious targets that recognise the central role of people, rights, and governance systems. At CDKN our work aligns closely with this agenda.
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13th May 2026
Forests at the centre of global action: Insights from practice as UNFF21 convenes As the 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21) convenes, global attention turns to the critical role forests play in delivering on interconnected goals for climate, biodiversity and sustainable development. Forests cover more than 30% of the Earth’s land surface, support the livelihoods of over a billion people, and are home to around 80% of terrestrial biodiversity, yet they continue to face significant and ongoing degradation.
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Locally led adaptation: Priority area

The risks faced by people and ecosystems in a changing climate vary from one locality to another. It’s partly a question of physical geography and partly a question of the human factors – social, economic, cultural – that make people resilient or vulnerable to climate hazards. That is why adaptation should be locally led. Adaptation is most effective when it is centred on people’s human rights and driven by the knowledge and needs that local people, especially the most marginalised groups, bring to the table.

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15th January 2026
Struggling to mainstream climate issues? Lessons learnt from CDKN’s knowledge brokering experience A learning resource that synthesises insights from CDKN’s knowledge brokering work across Asia and Africa since 2018. It identifies seven common challenges to mainstreaming climate change into policy and decision-making and illustrates practical, context-specific pathways for overcoming them. The resource draws on partner reflections, interviews, and learning exchanges to support practitioners working at the climate–development interface.
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20th December 2025
Isn’t it time to rethink and transform the COP model? In this reflective blog, Karen Hildahl of FFLA–CDKN questions what a more inclusive, just and collaborative COP model could look like. From inspiring grassroots innovations and Indigenous leadership to frustrations of stalled negotiations and inaccessible spaces, we're invited us to imagine a system where local actors lead, diverse knowledge is valued, and global processes to address our multiple crises are built on reciprocity, equity, and care for human well-being and the planet.
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15th December 2025
Driving equitable ecosystem-based adaptation: Lessons from water funds in Latin America This blog, by Gabriela Villamarín and Karen Hildahl of FFLA-CDKN, explores how the Andean Water Funds Platform is implementing Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures with a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approach across Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The blog highlights the crucial role of community-led, participatory design and implementation in these initiatives, showcasing how water funds are addressing climate threats while fostering social equity for groups experiencing vulnerability.
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8th December 2025
Towards resilience and equity: FFLA-CDKN aligns with Latin America’s water funds This blog, by Paola Zavala and Karen Hildahl, explores the recent strategic pivot by FFLA–CDKN toward supporting water funds in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It explains how these long‑term financing mechanisms harness inclusive, multi‑stakeholder governance to protect watersheds and drive equity‑focused climate adaptation.
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8th December 2025
COP30 nature agenda: Modest wins, missed opportunities, and the urgent case for coherent action COP30 was promising in its symbolism, with the over 900 Indigenous Peoples in the Blue Zone, and an agenda that elevated Indigenous voices, rights and nature finance. But by the close of the final plenary, there was only evidence of small incremental changes – not the bold and ambitious outcomes needed to support transformative change, say CDKN EbA Thematic Lead, Nadia Sitas, and CDKN Senior Technical Advisor, Mairi Dupar.
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2nd December 2025
New UNFCCC Gender Action Plan finds nuance in women’s needs and opportunities By Mairi Dupar and Patricia Bamanyaki. Gender equality is currently under threat. Governments are sidelining it in policy making; international agreements and negotiated texts are backsliding on once accepted gender language; and donors are retreating from prioritising gender financing. Without bold and transformative action, the hard-won gains of women and marginalised groups risk being erased.