Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
News
20th January 2014
CDKN project acknowledged for African good practice awards The Carbon Reduction, Resources and Opportunities Toolkit (CaRROT) project was shortlisted for the AfriCAN Climate award for good practice.
Feature
13th January 2014
Climate resilience and food security Angi Murillo and Andrea Rivera report on what a coastal community in Honduras is saying about climate resilience and food security.
Feature
6th January 2014
Risk and adaptation tool to help Caribbean water managers The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation tool (CCORAL) provides an online support system for climate-resilient decision-making. Now it is being developed specifically to help water managers. Pati Leon reports.
News
3rd January 2014
Dare to prepare - taking risk seriously In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, Jan Kellett and Katie Peters of the Overseas Development Institute ask whether aid agencies are willing to take climate-related and other risks seriously enough and change their investment behaviour.
Feature
30th December 2013
Payments for watershed services - A driver of climate compatible development In Bolivia, a CDKN-supported scheme to compensate upland residents for sound management practices is reaping rewards. Mairi Dupar of CDKN speaks to Fundación Natura Bolivia to find out more.
Feature
24th December 2013
El Salvador builds resilience in the face of a stormy future Recognising its extreme vulnerability to climate change, El Salvador has made strides in developing a National Strategy for Climate Change. Carolyn Fry and Gabriela Villamarin report.
Feature
16th December 2013
When innovation for coordination becomes collaboration for innovation - Part 1 Coordination is one of the primary challenges for people involved in the implementation of public policies in Colombia. Climate change issues are no different.
Feature
6th December 2013
Why do low emissions development strategies matter? Sam Bickersteth shares his remarks from the opening of Peru’s second national climate change conference, Interclima.
Feature
27th November 2013
When innovation for coordination becomes collaboration for innovation – Part 2 Coordination is one of the primary challenges for people involved in the implementation of public policies in Colombia. Climate change issues are no different. That is why the ACTION LAB Colombia that took place this year focused on facing that challenge.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Caribbean research call

CDKN is collaborating with The CARIBSAVE Partnership to run a Caribbean Regional Research Call, as part of the CDKN’s long-term research stream.

Feature
18th November 2013
Eight lessons on climate compatible development from Colombia Simon Maxwell, CDKN’s Executive Chair, reflects on a recent week of meetings with climate leaders in Latin America.
News
6th November 2013
New framework will help strengthen climate resilience and food security in Central America The IISD, funded by CDKN, recently released a conceptual framework for assessing, planning and monitoring climate resilience and food security at the community, regional and national levels