Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
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Green bonds - the Colombian strategy on climate financing

The global Green Bond market was worth 41.8 billion USD in 2015, and is projected to continue its substantial growth in the coming years. These bonds represent an effective means to finance or refinance environmental, sustainable and climate projects.

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Business competitiveness, green growth and climate change in Colombia

The Colombian National Development Plan of 2014-2018 incorporates a “Green Growth” approach as one of six priority areas for economic development. This is aligned with the entry process for the OECD, and Colombia’s accession is expected to trigger an added impetus in attempts to meet mitigation and adaption goals agreed as part of the Paris Agreement (COP21).

Feature
5th December 2016
Trees, cattle and power dynamics in Colombia CDKN's Miren Gutierrez explores dilemmas and real opportunities for climate compatible development in Colombia: "new challenges will grip people's attention. Facing tough development questions while being true to international environmental and climate commitments will be one of them."
Feature
21st November 2016
How Bangladeshi businesses can profit from climate resilience This is part two of a blog series about the role of the private sector and financial institutions in building climate resilience for the poor - as debated at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. Mairi Dupar reports.
Feature
16th November 2016
How can the private sector deliver climate compatible development - Outlook for Colombia Simon Maxwell, Executive Chairman of CDKN, was the keynote speaker at the Annual Forum on Competitiveness that took place in Bogotá, Colombia on 9th November 2016. He spoke on how the private sector could contribute to delivering climate compatible development in Colombia while enhancing its future competitiveness.
News
4th November 2016
‘Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America’ projects aim to transform urban lives The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA-Ecuador) are delighted to announce the winners of their research call on Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America.
Resource
17th October 2016
ESSENTIAL: Joining forces - how to make local climate partnerships a success Climate compatible development requires long-lasting partnerships among local governments and other public and private local, regional and national actors. CDKN and ICLEI's learning partners from organisations in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean synthesised their experience into these top five lessons.
Resource
17th October 2016
ESSENTIAL: Finding the right angle - Introducing climate compatible development to local political agendas How to frame local climate issues better – so that policies are more likely to be adopted and implemented? Learning partners from organisations in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean synthesised their experience into these top five points.
News
10th October 2016
'Planning for NDC implementation The Paris Agreement enters into force on 4 November 2016, and now all eyes turn to implementing the national climate commitments: the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Responding to this challenge, CDKN and Ricardo Energy & Environment have developed a ‘Quick-Start Guide’ to support planning for NDC implementation.
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Project : Knowledge generated from research in the Caribbean

The objective of this project is to develop strategic knowledge and communication materials and reflect the results of a number of different CDKN-supported research programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean.

News
21st September 2016
Reporting for results-based REDD+ action A new initiative will build the capability of developing country governments globally to monitor and report on greenhouse gas emissions from forestry, so that they can ultimately speed up efforts to halt deforestation.
Resource
20th September 2016
Policy brief: Disaster Risks to Infrastructure in El Salvador e