Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
News
22nd October 2013
Figueres calls for finance pledges, and progress in tackling climate losses at Warsaw conference CDKN’s Mairi Dupar reports the key points of a landmark address by Christiana Figueres in London, which looked forward to next month’s global climate negotiations in Poland.
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13th October 2013
Learning lessons from Manatí’s resilient women A project in Colombia is investigating how women were affected by devastating floods in 2010 and 2011. The hope is to pass on knowledge about how they reacted and coped, to help other communities prepare for similar disasters.
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11th October 2013
Putting their money where their MAPS are Implementing the national low-emissions strategies under development in many developing countries will require governments to think more strategically about how to finance the changes. CDKN’s Carolyn Fry interviews Amal-Lee Amin of E3G, who is advising Latin American governments on financing opportunities.
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9th October 2013
A changing climate - implications for business Joanna Benn of the European Climate Foundation presents the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in bite-sized chunks for business leaders and policy-makers.
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27th September 2013
IPCC’s planetary health check calls for serious action CDKN Chief Executive, Sam Bickersteth explains what the IPCC's AR5 tells us about the impacts of climate change and how developing countries are already working towards climate compatible development
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Project : The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation TooL (CCORAL)

The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation TooL (CCORAL), is a web-based tool designed to help decision-makers

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Carbon and water footprints in three Andean cities: La Paz, Quito and Lima

CDKN and the Development Bank for Latin America supported the Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint Projects in three Andean cities: La Paz, Quito and Lima, In order to promote actions for mitigation and adaptation to climate change at the municipal level.

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6th September 2013
“CCORAL” project will benefit managers in the water sector of the Caribbean If this project is successful, it will lead to improved climate risk management in water sector planning and management activities, which in turn will lead to improved levels of service for water users in the Caribbean.
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3rd September 2013
The thin line between climate change and security As an economic driver for development, the Amazon region provides annually $10s of billions into the financial markets of South American nations. There is a growing global demand for its resources.
News
3rd September 2013
Renowned investigative journalists highlight the necessity of multi-disciplinary approach for environmental journalism More than 140 participants from different Latin America countries, among journalists, practitione
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3rd September 2013
Action LAB Colombia will look for articulated efforts among diverse climate actors Preliminary phase consisted in online sessions which allowed participants to know each other and thinking about the coordination challenges between climate actors, essaying possible solutions.
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1st September 2013
Revealing the potential of climate diplomacy to boost poor countries’ interests CDKN’s latest policy brief shows how the least developed nations can use climate diplomacy to punch above their weight when calling for action on climate change