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317
Resources
615
Stories
1325
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Future Climate For Africa: Applied research fund Scientific Capacity Development (SCD) study

This study will answer a central question for Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) in its inception phase: What Scientific Capacity Development (SCD) options wok best in specific African contexts?

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16th March 2015
An urban Africa By 2050, Africa’s urban dwellers are projected to have increased from 400 million to 1.2 billion and the majority of this growth is expected to occur in informal settlements. CDKN's Charlotte Scott looks at the numbers and what they mean for urban development in Africa.
Feature
16th March 2015
What does IPPC’s Fifth Assessment Report mean for Punjab, Pakistan? Environmental journalist Rina Saeed Khan writes about the launch of the IPCC’s AR5 at the sub national level in Pakistan and the importance of its findings for climate compatible development in Punjab.
Resource
16th March 2015
Report : Plan 4C: A competitive and climate compatible Cartagena This new report, Plan 4C: A Competitive and Climate Compatible Cartagena, outlines the strategies and plans for the World Heritage City, Cartagena, Colombia, to become a leader in climate compatible development.
Feature
12th March 2015
Going smart in Nepalese farming Climate change in Nepal poses great dilemmas affecting agriculture that need answers for this small, extremely diverse and landlocked country’s future development. This is the second article on Nepal’s climate-smart agriculture prospects by CDKN’s Miren Gutierrez.
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12th March 2015
Vibrant Gujarat - Evaluating Ahmedabad's Heat Action Plan Nehmat Kaur from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) writes about the project and ongoing efforts to deepen and expanding heat health action in India.
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Project : Planning for climate compatible development with green growth in eastern Antioquia

This project sought to develop the first plan of climate change and green growth in Colombia, focusing on Eastern Antioquia.

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9th March 2015
How do we measure adaptation? How do we effectively measure and enhance adaptation? Saleemul Huq, Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, looks at possible alternative answers, all of which will be further discussed at the 9th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation.
Feature
6th March 2015
Going smart in Nepalese farming Generating knowledge that can be integrated in ‘climate-smart’ policy and practice could be one of the keys to Nepal’s future development. Miren Gutierrez of CDKN reports.
News
6th March 2015
What's in the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report for Nepal? Abdur Rahman of LEAD Pakistan reports on the proceedings of the IPCC’s outreach event for Nepal and looks at the key take-home messages.
News
5th March 2015
Decarbonisation campaign could make impact in Ghana The global movement of campaigners for clean energy is growing at a fast pace, but not everyone is hearing the call. Kofi Adu Domfeh, a journalist partaking in the CDKN-supported Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) climate journalism fellowship, reflects on the situation in Ghana.
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Project : Research and support on adaptation and equity in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)

The World Resources Institute (WRI) is working to clarify the issues of adaptation and equity in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for developing countries, via in-country support to Ethiopia and Colombia, and the production of a working paper providing guidance to developing countries on adaptation.