Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
119
Completed
Project
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Project : Home as a catalyst for resilience - Settlement relocation in the Amazon rainforest

Full project Title: Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America Initiative- Project -076: “Home a

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Project
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Project : National register for greenhouse gas mitigation actions in Chile

This project aimed to provide a national mechanism for monitoring the implementation of climate policy and public/private initiatives, and for leveraging climate finance for mitigation.

Feature
14th May 2013
CKDN debate highlights the need for a new economic narrative A debate held by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) last week highlighted that compelling economic narratives are needed to drive action on climate compatible development – and that policies must be carefully designed to assist the poorest in society.
Feature
3rd May 2013
Climate change and transport sector in Colombia, interview with Michael Savonis (Part II) With Colombia’s ambitious programmes to significantly expand the country’s transport infrastructure, it is an excellent opportunity to make sure that the investment will be resilient to future climate change.
Feature
23rd April 2013
Overcoming Institutional Instability in Cartagena de Indias There are elements in Cartagena that indicate that climate change, its challenges, and its opportunities are not at the mercy of the power of a new mayor.
Resource
23rd April 2013
REPORT: Climate resilience and disaster risk management CDKN, in collaboration with partners across Asia, Africa and Latin America, is pleased to announce a new publication on Climate resilience and disaster risk management. It presents recent results from CDKN-supported projects to assess vulnerability and mainstream climate resilience into development planning.
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23rd April 2013
Creating a roadmap for renewable energy A project in Central America aims to build on the region’s foundations as a global leader in renewable energy, help it reduce its growing reliance on fossil fuels and improve its sustainability. CDKN’s Carolyn Fry interviews Adam Dolezal of the Worldwatch Institute about findings from the project’s first phase.
Feature
19th April 2013
Climate change and transport sector in Colombia (I) Climate change will affect transportation primarily through increases in several types of weather and climate extremes such as very hot days; intense precipitation events; intense hurricanes; drought; and rising sea levels, coupled with storm surges and land subsidence.
Feature
12th April 2013
Climate compatible development in Colombia - Interview with Claudia Martínez Ex vice minister of environment and Country Engagement Leader of CDKN in Colombia, was recently interviewed by El Tiempo newspaper. She explains the importance of climate change adaptation and its relation with climate compatible development
Feature
12th April 2013
How to strengthen agricultural, livestock and forestry public policies (2013) The brief suggests that the policies generated should have quality in the design, be implemented effectively, and guarantee institutional strengthening, greater awareness through social communication, and political and social support, for achieving its goals.
Resource
25th March 2013
Inside Story : Building resilience to climate change through indigenous knowledge - the case of Bolivia The increasing incidence of extreme weather events and disasters calls for new partnerships between indigenous people and the scientific community – an area where Bolivia could lead the way
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Project : Journalism research on climate change and development in Latin America

This initiative arose from the need to incorporate issues related to climate compatible development in the Caribbean, in order to raise awareness and publicise not only the threats but also the opportunities that climate change may bring.