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318
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618
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1333
News
4th April 2016
New initiative will assist African governments to model, design and deliver low emission development New Africa LEDS Planning, Modeling, and Implementation Initiative will strengthen the capacity of African countries to plan and implement low emission, climate resilient development.
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1st April 2016
Climate vulnerability assessment: CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand Climate vulnerability assessments should be the cornerstone of adaptation action and can play a key role in India's State Action Plans on Climate Change, says CDKN Programme Manager Aditi Paul. Here, she reports how CDKN is supporting the Uttarakhand State Government to do a vulnerability assessment - that can generate action to save lives and livelihoods.
Feature
1st April 2016
Seven top tips for climate vulnerability assessment with impact What does it take to create a climate vulnerability assessment with impact? Aditi Paul, CDKN's Country Programme Manager for India, spoke with Paul May, and they distilled these lessons from CDKN's experience in Uttarakhand state.
Feature
30th March 2016
Ethiopia’s investment in climate compatible development Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation was recently accredited to receive funds from both the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund. CDKN's Robi Redda and Tesfaye Hailu reflect on five factors that contributed to Ethiopia's success.
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27th March 2016
After Paris - “Going from intended to implemented, that is the question” says Margaret Kamau, Kenya Kenya aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 relative to Business As Usual. Margaret Kamau, CDKN's Country Engagement and Project Manager talks to Miren Gutiérrez about what this target means for her country.
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Project : Building Readiness of the Private Sector in Bangladesh for Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation

CDKN is requested to support private banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh in building their capacity and raising awareness on climate finance mechanisms particularly to support access to international funds from the Private Sector Facility window of Green Climate Fund.

Feature
17th March 2016
Da Nang - A rising star, menaced by extreme rainfall Da Nang is one of Vietnam's major port cities. Miren Gutierrez uncovers the measures taken by a CDKN project to protect the city's residents from worsening rainfall in a changing climate.
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14th March 2016
After Paris - "About money and determination", a view from Mihir Bhatt, India Three months after the Paris climate deal was struck, Mihir Bhatt, CDKN´s country leader for India, who leads the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), talks to CDKN's Miren Gutierrez about the next steps needed to implement India's climate commitments.
Feature
10th March 2016
Water, food and energy security trade-offs in Amazonia The Amazonian region faces some tough trade-offs about the way natural resources are used, and climate change is only creating more pressure, say David Sabogal and Helen Bellfield of Global Canopy Programme.
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10th March 2016
After Paris: Perspective from Ram Chandra Khanal, Nepal “How are the most affected people going to benefit from this deal?” asks Ram Chandra Khanal, CDKN’s Nepal Strategy Advisor, of the Paris climate deal. Here, Miren Gutierrez interviews Mr Khanal on the implications of COP21.
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10th March 2016
Training primed Ethiopian climate negotiators for COP21 In the run up to the Paris climate conference (COP21), the Government of Ethiopia invited CDKN and Ricardo Energy & Environment to provide advanced training to their negotiators. How do you train people to be skilled climate negotiators? And how did this training work out? Katherine Cooke reports.
Event
7th March 2016
CDKN film festival, New Delhi CDKN invites you to join us at our film festival 'We in climate change' to view and discuss three short films depicting the impacts of climate change in India and Bangladesh, and how communities are fighting back: Monday 7th March evening, New Delhi.