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23rd October 2015
Extreme weather found to affect 60% of small businesses in Kigali, Rwanda There is little knowledge on how small businesses are coping with the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. adelphi and the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research have conducted a survey on how small businesses in Kigali, Rwanda are being affected by recurrent flooding in the region. This snapshot by Christian Kind and Dr. Aime Tsinda highlights the work so far.
Feature
21st October 2015
Creating knowledge together to face climate change Maria Jose Pacha, CDKN’s Knowledge and Networks Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, reflects on how we all need to exchange experiences and learn from others to advance effective strategies to address climate change.
Feature
16th October 2015
India’s INDCs – An opportunity for co-creation of green technologies Mihir Bhatt, CDKN’s Senior Country Advisor for India reflects on the country’s newly released INDCs and the opportunities they present for India.
Feature
15th October 2015
Increasing access to climate finance for small and medium businesses The capacity for micro, small and medium enterprises to realise their potential role in climate action is restricted by a lack of access to climate finance. Ellie Marsh and James Eustace of Dalberg discuss the response required.
Feature
13th October 2015
Nepal’s hydroelectricity sector - How to lessen its vulnerability to climate change Johan Grijsen, Senior Water Resources Specialist for the CDKN-supported project ‘Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hydroelectricity Sector in Nepal’ explores Nepal’s vulnerability to climate change with the help of “Climate Wizard”.
Event
12th October 2015
Mobilising Investment for Low-Emission Development in Asia’s Agriculture Sector The workshop will be held to discuss effective ways to mobilise investments in low-emission crop production and processing.
Feature
12th October 2015
How can National Climate Change Funds mobilise resources more effectively? National Climate Change Funds have received mixed success in mobilising climate finance. Ellie Marsh and James Eustace of Dalberg discuss the CDKN-commissioned tool that looks at the sustainability of these funds and suggest key steps that will help in mobilising further resources.
Feature
9th October 2015
Opportunities and challenges for private sector investment in adaptation There are multiple measures that a developing country can use to support private sector investment in adaptation. Charlotte Ellis of Adam Smith International and John Ward of Vivid Economics explore various areas where countries can take action to stimulate investment and argue that national climate funds are particularly well positioned to support private sector activity in adaptation.
Resource
5th October 2015
Inside story: Assessing carbon and water footprints in Andean cities The capital cities of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru are vulnerable to climate change, partly due to their dependence on water from retreating Andean glaciers. This comparative Inside Story by Miguel Rodríguez Tejerina of Servicios Ambientales highlights the challenges, enabling factors, lessons learned and implications for climate compatible development - as illustrated by a project to assess the cities’ carbon and water footprints.
Feature
1st October 2015
An emblematic city looks to renewable energy in Sialkot, Pakistan Juan Pablo Osornio and Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib go behind the scenes of an initiative to green Pakistan's industrial heartland. Sialkot city, home of a thriving football manufacturing industry, is now the focus for a 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action' or NAMA.
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Project
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Project : Embedding climate change into university curriculum in southern Africa

This CDKN project worked with universities in southern Africa to strengthen their contributions to addressing climate change in the region.

Resource
30th September 2015
OUTLOOK: Indonesia Special Edition CDKN is convening decision-makers to test and explore the concept of climate-compatible development, particularly in the energy sector and at province, district and city level in Indonesia. This edition of Climate and Development Outlook takes a tour of CDKN's programme throughout this diverse country.