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Feature
29th December 2015
Climate finance options for National Climate Funds The maturation of the international climate finance landscape is presenting country climate funds with the opportunity to access larger, more transformative capital. Charlotte Ellis and John Ward of Adam Smith International share lessons learned from Rwanda for maximising a national climate fund's potential to mobilise resources.
Feature
25th December 2015
Africa LEDS Platform eyes opportunities for 2016 The Africa Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) platform, coordinated by CDKN, met recently in Paris to explore some of the big issues and opportunities ahead in 2016. Leo Roberts reports.
Feature
22nd December 2015
Four lessons from supporting Ethiopia’s Green Climate Fund planning What is required in developing projects for the Green Climate Fund? Kirsty Wilson, Principal Consultant – Climate Change, LTS International looks at four key lessons learned from the experience of supporting the Government of Ethiopia prepare a proposal to the Fund.
Feature
22nd December 2015
Shaping the future of African cities — with the people What needs to be done at the local level to address the immediate needs of service delivery and economic opportunities in African cities and towns? CDKN Africa's Charlotte Scott reports back from the 7th Africities Summit.
Feature
18th December 2015
Scarcity in the midst of plenty: Climate impact in the Limpopo Basin What exactly is involved in compiling a climate resilience strategy? Shravya K. Reddy, Principal at Pegasys Strategy and Development, discusses her experience in designing such a strategy for the Limpopo River Basin in Mozambique, where water abundance and scarcity are significant issues.
Event
17th December 2015
Climate Compatible Development Film Festival, India 2016 CDKN to screen three films that tell stories on the impact of climate change on diverse communities from Uttarakhand to Bangladesh.
Feature
15th December 2015
Response from CDKN's global, regional and country leads to Paris Agreement Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, introduces commentary on the Paris Agreement from CDKN's teams around the world.
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Project
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Project : Ethiopia’s consolidation and packaging of programmatic GCF proposals 

This project will package and consolidate Ethiopia’s GCF programmatic proposals – one focusing on the industry, urban development and the energy nexus and the other on land use sectors (i.e. agriculture, water and forestry)

Feature
8th December 2015
Vulnerable countries' concerns come to the fore It was a mixed first week at COP21: negotiations were tense and slow-moving and this challenged the positive mood generated by notable financial pledges and Heads of States' visit to Paris to open the summit. Amid all this activity, CDKN’s Sam Unsworth takes stock, unpacks some of the action on the side lines and explains why there’s still cause to be cautiously optimistic that a robust and ambitious deal may be reached.
Feature
8th December 2015
Gender and climate change - India Pavilion at COP21 highlights work to be done Aditi Kapoor, Director Alternative Futures, recaps her experiences from an event on gender and climate change at the India Pavilion at COP21. Alternative Futures has been a partner of CDKN working on gender and climate change in India.
Event
7th December 2015
Today at COP21- Strategic partnerships for climate action in Kenya Kenya is on a pathway towards climate resilient low-carbon development, and continues to take steps to implement actions that promote equitable and sustainable growth, in line with its national development agenda. This interactive event aims to highlight the role of strategic partnerships in achieving Kenya’s successes in implementing key climate change actions.
News
3rd December 2015
CDKN launches new e-book 'Mainstreaming climate compatible development' CDKN has launched a new e-book presenting insights from five years of designing and delivering climate compatible development across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. We invite your comments and suggestions.