Regions

Regions

Worldwide:

Projects
313
Resources
612
Stories
1299
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2nd June 2017
OUTLOOK: India Special Edition This 'Climate and Development Outlook - India Special Edition' celebrates CDKN's partnership work in India to expand the evidence base and trial new innovations in climate compatible development, and foster knowledge management solutions with success stories from our seven-year journey.
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1st June 2017
Science summary: The drought in Kenya, 2016–2017 Kenya is currently suffering from a drought, which has triggered a national emergency as of April 2017. Scientists with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) partnership have conducted a real-time attribution analysis to see whether and to what extent human-induced climate change has played a role in the 2016-2017 drought in Kenya.
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31st May 2017
The benefits of clean energy policies in Bangladesh This publication assesses the benefits of factoring clean energy alternatives into long term planning decisions in Bangladesh and illustrates the importance of factoring clean energy alternatives into long term planning decisions.
Feature
31st May 2017
Countries are making progress on climate plans - but call for international boost In Bonn, Germany this month, governments met to negotiate the detail of how they will carry out the soaring ambitions of the Paris climate change agreement. Mairi Dupar of CDKN was heartened by many inspiring stories of ambitious climate action from cities and countries, but says that the global negotiations process and finance flows must match this local ambition, to create a 'virtuous circle'.
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30th May 2017
Attributing extreme weather events (Hindi version) What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film, presented in Hindi, explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.
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Strengthening climate change communication towards COP20 - bringing together science, policy and journalism

The project offered a regional training workshop to journalists alongside other activities, including a regional webinar and a journalism fund to promote articles and/or investigation about climate change and development issues, linked to the importance of COP20.

Feature
25th May 2017
Combatting surging seas in Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to rising tides, with its flat, low-lying topography and over 48% of its population living less than 10 metres above sea level. This feature looks at the challenges facing Bangladesh and the tools that could help it plan effectively for coastal disasters.
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Enhancing the effectiveness of Climate Knowledge Brokers

This project aimed to improve access to climate knowledge for developing country stakeholders by helping build the capacity of climate knowledge brokers.

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State of public policies collaboration in action workshop and policy brief

The overall project objective was to contribute to improving the quality of public policies and of strategies regardi

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Acting together for bold outcomes, phase 3

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A participatory decision making approach towards climate resilient and inclusive urban development in Latin America

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Effects of booms-and-bust and climate disturbances on livelihoods and resilience of Small Amazon Delta Cities

This research call focuses on climate resilience in urban contexts, and specifically on small and medium cities in Latin America that are experiencing rapid growth.