Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
Feature
28th August 2015
Quito: A local government at work to achieve climate compatible urban development Alice Reil, ICLEI European Secretariat, reports from a learning exchange organised by CDKN and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability in Quito, Ecuador in late July. The gathering kicked off a new learning endeavour among the organisations and their partners to understand the success factors for delivering and scaling up climate compatible development from the local level.
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Completed
Project : Analysing the competitiveness and co-benefits of Peru's PlanCC

Peru is developing a national climate change mitigation plan, called the Planning for Climate Change Project (PlanCC). It is based on the Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) methodology, with the aim to contribute to the country’s sustainable development through a long-term transition into a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.

Event
13th August 2015
Flooding and climate change in Jamaica: Risk to vulnerable communities In this CDKN webinar, Dr Arpita Mandal of the University of West Indies discusses how new planning tools can help communities deal with climate change and flood-related risks in Jamaica - and protect the most vulnerable citizens.
Feature
10th August 2015
Green growth and climate compatible development - how do they translate at local level? Claudia Martinez, CDKN’s senior strategic advisor for Colombia, outlines some of the hottest debates around environment, human development and sustainability issues in Easter Antioquia, one of Colombia’s most inequitable regions – and finds no easy answers.
Completed
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Completed
Project : Supporting civil society to strengthen national climate change agendas in Latin America

This project seeks to support the Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) to develop national dialogue processes between governments and civil society, with the aim of strengthening policies on climate change.

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3rd August 2015
Land use change and forestry – challenges and opportunities for developing countries Christina Elvers of CDKN's Negotiations Support team assesses current issues around land use, forest protection and REDD+ in the international climate talks - and what these mean for tropical forest countries.
Completed
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Completed
Project : Identifying energy efficiency measures for companies in Peru

This project is establishing a group of business leaders in Peru to pilot energy and financial savings, while simultaneously building capacities in the local market of experts.

Feature
22nd July 2015
Applying for accreditation - lessons from Jamaica In this video interview, Claire Bernard of the Planning Institute of Jamaica highlights the lessons learnt from the Adaptation Fund’s accreditation process.
Feature
10th July 2015
The role of non-state actors will grow after the Paris climate conference Monica Araya gives her insights into the growing role of non-state actors in the Latin America and Caribbean region and the importance of emblematic actions that inspire broader change.
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Completed
Project : Climate vulnerability of the health sector in Quito - Making technical data accessible to policy makers

The purpose of this project is to provide policy relevant data and build capacity of local authorities on five key tropical diseases.

Feature
1st July 2015
Mainstreaming climate issues into local development plans in Colombia Liliana Ramos and Mathieu Lacoste of CDKN Colombia outline opportunities for tackling climate vulnerabilities at local level and explain how Colombia's forthcoming elections for mayors and governors open new possibilities for debate.
Feature
26th June 2015
Indigenous 'Life Plans' and carbon finance In the early 1990s, environmentalists started experimenting with carbon finance to support conservation just as indigenous people of the Amazon began developing "Life Plans" to revive and support their traditions. A quarter century on, these two parallel initiatives have evolved in ways that are surprisingly complementary – so much so they're starting to converge, and in surprising ways. Christopher Pollon, Ann Espuelas and Steve Zwick report.