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Regions

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303
Resources
608
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1283
Feature
3rd November 2016
Climate change curriculum – one step closer to harmonisation While the potential of regional cooperation to develop and strengthen Africa’s higher education sector has long been recognised on paper, progress towards its actualisation has been slow. Against this backdrop, the introduction next year of a Southern Africa masters curriculum in climate change and development represents an important test case for future academic harmonisation.
News
2nd November 2016
Major economies are decarbonising quickly - Low Carbon Economy Index 2016 China sets the pace for record breaking decarbonisation levels, doubling the worldwide average for first time since 2000, say the authors of PwC’s Low Carbon Economy Index 2016.
Feature
31st October 2016
How infrastructure can contribute to sustainable and climate resilient development Gavin Quibell asks whether current infrastructure decisions are promoting sustainable development, as intended, or instead are they promoting climate resilient poverty?
Resource
17th October 2016
ESSENTIAL: Joining forces - how to make local climate partnerships a success Climate compatible development requires long-lasting partnerships among local governments and other public and private local, regional and national actors. CDKN and ICLEI's learning partners from organisations in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean synthesised their experience into these top five lessons.
Resource
17th October 2016
ESSENTIAL: Finding the right angle - Introducing climate compatible development to local political agendas How to frame local climate issues better – so that policies are more likely to be adopted and implemented? Learning partners from organisations in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean synthesised their experience into these top five points.
Feature
16th October 2016
CDKN Private Sector Learning Event in India PROJECT: CDKN Private Sector Learning Event in India
Resource
13th October 2016
Fact Sheets: Low carbon scenario analysis for Pakistan These sectoral fact sheets, developed as part of the 'Pakistan Low Carbon Scenario Analysis'&nbsp
News
10th October 2016
'Planning for NDC implementation The Paris Agreement enters into force on 4 November 2016, and now all eyes turn to implementing the national climate commitments: the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Responding to this challenge, CDKN and Ricardo Energy & Environment have developed a ‘Quick-Start Guide’ to support planning for NDC implementation.
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Project : Knowledge generated from research in the Caribbean

The objective of this project is to develop strategic knowledge and communication materials and reflect the results of a number of different CDKN-supported research programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Feature
5th October 2016
Where climate change and three canals meet in Gurgaon, India Researchers Vishal Narain and Aditya Kumar Singh describe how residents of Gurgaon, India struggle to access and manage water in a changing climate.
Feature
5th October 2016
Uganda Action Lab - developing climate smart value chains in the dairy and livestock sectors What would climate smart dairy and livestock value chains look like in Uganda? A recent action lab looked at ideas to enhance climate change outcomes for the east African country.
Feature
30th September 2016
Study sets the bar for scientific capacity-building initiatives in Africa A research team led by Leigh Cobban and Mark New of the African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town (UCT) has released a Future Climate for Africa brief: Barriers and opportunities for scientific capacity development on climate change in Africa.