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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Project : Supporting low emissions development planning in Peru

CDKN will be providing in-depth support to low carbon development in Peru (Climate-Change Plan), specifically through the Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) process, which constitutes Phase 1 of the CCPlan.

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Project : Supporting low emissions development planning in Chile: mitigation action plans and scenarios

The MAPS-Chile project will develop emission trajectories through research, modelling, and simulation results.

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Project : Integrating climate change adaptation into city planning in Cartagena

In this project CDKN will help to integrate climate change considerations into Cartagena's Zoning Plan, and update the assessment of Cartagena’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change.

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Project : Agriculture, Vulnerability and Adaptation (AVA) - A methodology for measuring the vulnerability of the agriculture sector

Colombia’s agricultural sector is particularly vulnerable to climate changes forecast for the coming decades. The nation therefore needs to shape strategies that can enhance the the sector’s resilience to climate change.

Feature
23rd August 2012
Planning ahead is a complex science The confounding planning agenda facing Cartagena and government authorities shows how legal and institutional factors can complicate adaptation planning, as Steven Price reports
News
23rd August 2012
MAPS-Chile embraces planning for low emissions development The Government of Chile has embarked on a two-year ‘Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios’ (MAPS) project, with CDKN’s support. The project aims to generate options for Chile to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through a process of research and multi-sectoral involvement.
News
22nd August 2012
Mainstreaming climate change into the transport sector in Colombia CDKN are looking to procure someone with relevant local and international expertise to develop and implement the project “Mainstreaming Climate Change into the Transport Sector in Colombia’, including the participatory development of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Transport Sector.
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Project : Vulnerability and adaptation guidelines in Cartagena

The objective of this project was to integrate adaptation into climate change in city planning and in the management of key economic sectors.

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9th August 2012
Special Report SREX is presented in Sao Paulo-Brazil The workshop aims to disseminate scientific information on the possible impact of the risks of extreme climate events and other related disasters, as well as the options for managing these impacts, specifically in South and Central America.
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Project : The way forward for renewable energy in Central America

There is now more opportunity than ever to rapidly advance sustainable energy in Central America. , the Worldwatch Institute (WI) will establish a participatory dialogue on renewable energy in seven countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) region (Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama).

Resource
26th July 2012
July newsletter - Focus on climate vulnerability The July edition of CDKN's newsletter focuses on climate vulnerability, climate adaptation in rural Uganda and CDKN supported work in Central America to move towards sustainable energy.
Feature
11th July 2012
A vision for vulnerability assessment in the Rio Alto Cauca Andrew Jarvis from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) describes how a new methodology is being used in Colombia to help understand what vulnerability to climate change really means.