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18th May 2021
Latest version of CDKN's interactive training game explores climate risk in Latin America This new edition of CDKN's 'Climate and Society Game' brings the interactive training exercise to Latin America. It uses a colourful cast of characters set in a fictional town of the Andes to explore questions about climate risks and responses.
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18th May 2021
Puppet-based mini-series for children stands up to pollution Children and teenagers from Quintero and Puchuncaví, Chile are the protagonists of a new video mini-series aimed at young audiences called ‘Breathable: Children of a New Wind’. The puppet characters explore how children living in heavily-polluted zones are affected by pollution and how they have mobilised to improve their quality of life.
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14th May 2021
Policy Brief: Hermetic storage technologies in Kenya and Uganda This policy brief explores the relationship between climate change and post-harvest losses and assesses the use of post-harvest technologies in general to mitigate climate risks, with a focus on HSTs.
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12th May 2021
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter: April 2021 This issue of Ethiopia's NDC Highlights newsletter focuses on the country's Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for climate action.
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10th May 2021
Moulvibazar, Bangladesh - The indomitable spirit of Khasia communities in the face of Covid-19 In the tribal villages located in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, Khasia community leaders have enforced strict restrictions so that no life is sacrificed during the pandemic. Sohanur Rahman reports. This is the 45th story in the Voices from the Frontline series by ICCCAD and CDKN.
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6th May 2021
How has Future Climate for Africa improved the understanding of climate change in Africa? Since 2015, Future Climate for Africa has brought together over 200 researchers from 14 different countries to work on enhancing scientific knowledge and prediction of African climate change. A new micro-site details its impact.
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26th April 2021
Uttar Pradesh, India: Community owned solutions strengthen rural resilience In the villages of Uttar Pradesh, India, a local NGO has set up community grain bank services and has mobilised farming families to grow their own vegetables and ensure food security during the Covid-19 crisis. Neelmani Gupta reports.
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21st April 2021
Film: Adaptation Voices – Dr Youba Sokona, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change In an interview with CDKN, Dr Youba Sokona of the IPCC shares his hopes that increased interest in climate change from African political leaders, scientists and academics will accelerate adaptation action and lead to greater climate resilience.
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21st April 2021
Film: Adaptation Voices – Claire Nasike Akello, Hummingbird Foundation and Greenpeace Africa Young people are channeling their energies into ecological farming and land restoration, in self-help efforts to provide food security and create decent work - says Claire Nasike Akello, founder of Kenya’s Hummingbird Foundation and an environmental campaigner for Greenpeace Africa, in an interview with CDKN.
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21st April 2021
Film: Adaptation Voices - Dr Jacqueline Uku, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association “We will lose biodiversity and we do not even know what we had in the first place” – Dr Jacqueline Uku has told CDKN. She urges ecosystem monitoring and protection in the face of climate change.
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21st April 2021
Film: Adaptation Voices - Ronald Mukanya, Government of the Western Cape, South Africa Ronald Mukanya, Director of Sustainability for the Government of the Western Cape and a climate finance specialist, shares his insights on Africa's climate adaptation potential, including blended finance solutions.
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20th April 2021
Gender training pack for Ethiopian practitioners CDKN has developed presentations and exercises for facilitators to use in training settings, to help climate and development professionals in Ethiopia to integrate gender perspectives into climate projects and programmes.