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18th June 2014
Burning rice residue, India To accompany the report What’s in it for South Asia, CDKN is offering high-quality images for use by developing country journalists when writing on the contents of the report. This image shows a the burning of rice residue after harvest to quickly prepare the land for wheat planting near Sangrur, South East Punjab, India
Resource
18th June 2014
Rice threshing, India To accompany the report What’s in it for South Asia, CDKN is offering high-quality images for use by developing country journalists when writing on the contents of the report. This image shows farmers threshing rice in Sangrur, South East Punjab, India.
News
18th June 2014
Climate change and migration in Bangladesh - Living on the go A new film commissioned by CDKN joins a team of researchers as they investigate how climate change is prompting internal migration in Bangladesh - and how public policy can support the migrants.
Feature
17th June 2014
What is the role of government in building local adaptive capacity? In a series of articles from the 8th Community-based Adaptation (CBA) conference, Mutie Nzau, from the Government of Kenya, outlines the ten ways Government can support local adaptation.
Feature
13th June 2014
Moving CBA from planning to implementation In a series of articles from the 8th Community-based Adaptation (CBA) conference, Sihaba Haji Vuai, from the Government of Zanzibar, reflects on why local financing now needs to deliver concrete results.
Resource
12th June 2014
Inside story : Local approaches to harmonising climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies: Lessons from India In the disaster-prone arid zones of Barmer and Leh, India, climate change is exacerbating local vulnerability to disasters. This report looks at how best to overcome the challenges of integrating effective disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation into development planning and suggests how other communities can address similar challenges by using windows of opportunity in post-disaster situations.
News
11th June 2014
Working with informality to build climate resilience in African cities Building climate resilience in African cities poses opportunities and challenges - in the face of rapidly expanding informal settlements. A short film from CDKN brings the issues to life.
Feature
5th June 2014
Zambia, a country on the move Blaise Dobson reflects on games played and lessons learnt from a recent workshop in Zambia as part of the Future Climate for Africa scoping phase.
Feature
3rd June 2014
‘Behind the scenes’ of Nepal’s Economic Impact Assessment The CDKN team involved in the economic impact assessment of climate change in Nepal reflect on the learning curve that has taken place.
Feature
2nd June 2014
Climate action - Diplomats’ discussions yield four themes for 2014 The Gambia’s Special Climate Envoy Pa Ousman Jarju identifies four themes for action on climate change in the UN negotiations and beyond.
Feature
2nd June 2014
Gender inequality and urban informality Charlotte Scott argues that climate compatible development in growing informal settlements requires a broader understanding of the impacts of climate change on women to build truly adaptive and inclusive cities.
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Completed
Project : Assessment of the effectiveness of micro disaster insurance in India

The project aimed at highlighting the importance of building up the financial resilience of vulnerable people through disaster microinsurance in Odisha. The