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9th June 2017
Communicating extreme weather event attribution: Research from India and Kenya Communication of extreme event attribution information in the immediate aftermath of an extreme event provides a window of opportunity to inform, educate, and affect a change in attitude or behaviour in order to mitigate or prepare for climate change.This report presents the most effective identified methods, phrases and tools.
Resource
8th June 2017
POLICY BRIEF: Climate-smart agriculture in Nepal Adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector is a major challenge for Nepal. This briefing synthesises research, field testing and policy work supported by CDKN to explore the options for more climate-smart agriculture in the country.
News
2nd June 2017
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement CDKN has worked to support and magnify the voices of the least developed and most climate-vulnerable countries in the international climate talks, and through broader climate diplomacy, for the past five years. Today, we publish some of these climate leaders' responses to the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. This statement is from Her Excellency Hilda C. Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Feature
2nd June 2017
Paris Agreement - Its toughest test yet Sam Bickersteth, CDKN's Chief Executive, and Kiran Sura, Head of Negotiations Support, respond to the announcement that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
Resource
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.
Resource
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.
Resource
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'.
Resource
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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Completed
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.