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Resources
618
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Project
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Project : Climate finance in Colombia

With the support of CDKN, this project joined the efforts of the Government and created the framework for Colombia’s climate financing strategy.

News
17th February 2015
African countries agree to strengthen their meteorological services to reduce the impact of extreme weather events The third meeting of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) aimed to establish meteorological services to help save lives on the continent.
Feature
16th February 2015
Quito's chance for leadership on urban sustainability - as Habitat III host Quito, Ecuador has been announced as the host city for the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in October 2016 (Habitat III). Does Quito have the potential to show leadership? Miren Gutierrez of CDKN reports.
Feature
13th February 2015
Déthié Soumaré Ndiaye on how Senegal became ready for climate finance Senegal was one of the first countries to secure accreditation from the Adaptation Fund for its National Implementing Entity (NIE). Here, Déthié Soumaré Ndiaye of Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), Senegal’s NIE, discusses Senegal’s journey to acquiring accreditation, and how this has aided future strategies for financing adaptation. Interview by Anna Hickman of CDKN.
News
9th February 2015
Better use of long-term climate information could reduce risks for African investments African governments and businesses are putting their investments at risk from the long-term impacts of climate change because they are failing to take climate information into account, says a new report from the Overseas Development Institute and SouthSouthNorth for the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), launched today.
Event
6th February 2015
9th Community-based adaptation conference seeks to enhance effective adaptation The 9th annual community based adaptation conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya seeks to highlight ways in which vulnerable communities can became more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Resource
4th February 2015
Inside Story : Understanding the risk of flooding in the city: The case of Barangay Potrero, Metro Manila Partners for Resilience, who have been working with communities to increase resilience to frequent flooding in Malabon City in Metro Manila, share lessons from their experience in this CDKN 'Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development' . They highlight the particular importance of transboundary issues in managing natural resources in a changing climate.
News
2nd February 2015
Urban agriculture and forestry show promise for climate compatible development Marielle Dubbeling of the RUAF Foundation highlights how urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry could contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as development. Read her insights from Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rosario, Argentina.
Event
2nd February 2015
Join CDKN for a discussion on ‘What next for the IPCC’? CDKN will be hosting a special session at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) on 7th February 2015 on what and how the IPCC should focus on.
Resource
30th January 2015
Outlook news: Peru Special Edition The latest edition of CDKN’s Climate and Development Outlook shines the spotlight on Peru, which holds the Presidency of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), and where CDKN has an established programme to support climate compatible development.
News
28th January 2015
Rwanda chooses environment and prosperity Development need not be at the expense of the environment, says President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch the full discussion here.
Feature
26th January 2015
A journey to resilience - ten years after the Asian tsunami Mihir Bhatt visited 15 communities he had worked with ten years ago when the devastating Asian tsunami hit. Here he reflects on what lessons communities and policy-makers have learned from the tsunami tragedy – and how that experience has helped them to prepare for climate-related disasters.