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Project : Aligning industrial polices and green economy strategies in Ethiopia

This research will develop understanding of the interaction between emerging industrial policies and green economy strategies in Ethiopia, with a view to supporting concrete policy reforms that are in line with Ethiopia’s green economy ambitions and governance context.

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Project : Achieving green growth in developing countries: the political economy of energy security

In this project, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingandael), the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, Oxford Policy Management and ClimateCare are exploring how political economy constraints and enablers resulting from institutional, business and political structures influence the ambition and implementation of national green growth plans

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4th June 2015
Beating the heat: Are we doing enough? Aditi Paul, CDKN’s Country Programme Manager for India reflects on the ongoing heat wave crisis in India and CDKN’s work to improve resilience to extreme heat.
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3rd June 2015
Accounting of mitigation actions in the Indonesian energy sector Xander van Tilburg and Lachlan Cameron of Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) talk about Indonesia’s energy challenge and the need for the a common accounting framework in the energy sector
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2nd June 2015
Research to boost Kenya’s water, energy and food security New research by Pegasys Institute, the Institute for Development Studies and Losai Management - and supported by CDKN - will recommend solutions for relieving the pressure on Kenya's natural resources.
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Project : Finding the Finance: Climate compatible development in Asian cities

With case studies in India, Indonesia and the Philippines, this project will assess the climate finance needs and gaps for climate compatible development. The team will look at second-tier cities and explore how available financial opportunities can be harnessed to meet those climate finance needs.

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1st June 2015
Transformational change in climate compatible development – what and how? During a recent interview, Jorge Villanueva of CDKN asked LEDS LAC Secretariat Coordinator, Ana Maria Majano: "What is a transformative climate agenda?" The following is a summary of her remarks.
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1st June 2015
Where next for climate policy in Indonesia? Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, recently visited Indonesia and here reflects on the many options for climate compatible development, including in the context of the country's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).
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28th May 2015
Indigenous knowledge key in promoting climate smart agriculture What is the role of traditional knowledge in climate smart agriculture? A CDKN-supported journalist investigates the benefits of indigenous knowledge during the first Africa CSA Alliance Forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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28th May 2015
Earthquake in Nepal Mihir Bhatt, CDKN’s Senior Country Advisor for India and Director of the All India Disaster Management Institute, reviews what the disaster response to the recent earthquakes in Nepal can tell us about preparing for climate-related disasters.
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27th May 2015
Research to explore benefits of – and options for - green energy policies New research by the Clingendael Institute, Netherlands, and funded by CDKN, will provide recommendations to decision-makers in Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia on strategies to make the green growth transition, with a special emphasis on the energy sector.
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26th May 2015
World's least-polluting nations aim to set Paris climate bar high If your country were responsible for only 0.05% of the world's climate-changing emissions, you might not think it worth making a plan to curb that pollution - especially when you still need to get electricity to much of your population. Megan Rowling from Thomson Reuters Foundation explores how the Gambian government thinks otherwise, since it is already working on its contribution to a new global deal to tackle climate change.