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608
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1283
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21st March 2011
World Forestry Day reflections - what next for REDD+? World Forestry Day on 21 March allows us to reflect on the many and varied benefits of forests to communities around the world. In a guest blog, Kristy Graham of the Overseas Development Institute looks at how the Cancun Agreement on REDD+ sought to safeguard the multiple benefits of forests, and discusses the challenges of integrating forests and REDD+ into low-carbon development strategies.
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12th March 2011
Postcard from Addis Ababa- When bull elephants fight In this latest in our 'Postcards' series, Geoff Barnard reports from the AfricaAdapt Symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He finds that Africa needs to find a way of blending sources of knowledge if it is to adapt successfully to a changing climate.
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9th March 2011
Postcard from Kuala Lumpur - Building resilience in a changing climate Development workers, policy-makers and researchers met in Kuala Lumpur at a CDKN-sponsored conference to explore how Asian societies are building resilience to climate-induced change.
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Project : Making climate finance work for Africa

Within just a few months of the launch of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), our rapid response service fast-tracked a new project for the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide urgent technical support on climate finance for the continent.

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13th January 2011
In conversation with...James Painter, on media and climate change in Latin America James Painter, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, discusses media coverage of climate change issues globally, with a particular focus on lessons for Latin America. He urges the media to embrace positive messages that encourage action on climate change.
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5th January 2011
In conversation... with Atiq Rahman, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in conversation with Dr Atiq Rahman Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies (BCAS) think tank, research and implementation organisation.
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5th January 2011
In conversation with... Edith Ni, Director of Green Earth Volunteers Geoff Barnard of Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) speaks with Edith Ni, Director of Green Earth Volunteers, a China based NGO of journalists that advocate for environmental protection and civil society.
News
3rd January 2011
CDKN's annual partner survey - results are in Read the findings from CDKN's annual partner survey, with feedback on our products and services, performance and the experience of working with CDKN.
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24th December 2010
Postcard from Cancun - an Asian view Pakistan's delegation proposed an alternative definition of climate vulnerability at CoP16 in Cancun, supported by CDKN's Asia team.
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21st December 2010
In conversation... with Negash Teklu, Population Health Environment Integration CDKN speaks with Negash Teklu of Population Health Environment Integration in Ethiopia about impacts of climate change on human wellbeing and development prospects in Ethiopia, differential impacts on women, role of media in raising awareness and catalyzing action on climate change.
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14th December 2010
In conversation... with Indi McLymont-Lafayette, PANOS Caribbean CDKN speaks with Indi McLymont-Lafayette, Regional Director of Community, Media & Environment at PANOS Caribbean. Indi discusses the impacts of climate change in Jamaica and the role of Panos to communicate development issues and knowledge gaps in the region.
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14th December 2010
In conversation... with Dr Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi Minister of Environment Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) speaks with Dr Hasan Mahmud, Minister of Environment & Forests, at IIED's Climate & Development Days, COP16.