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Regions

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302
Resources
608
Stories
1280
Feature
29th August 2021
Plastic waste management in Hyderabad, India - From a linear to a circular economy Anuradha Adhikari of ICLEI South Asia describes how the pilot installation of ‘reverse vending machines’ for plastic in a South Indian city is providing multiple environmental and community benefits.
Feature
26th August 2021
Maddu, Uganda: A story of service above self In Maddu, in Gomba district, Uganda, two women are extending education services during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure a bright future for the children. Allen Lunkuse reports in this continuation of the 'Voices from the Frontline' series of stories from CDKN and ICCCAD.
News
19th August 2021
Peruvian academics provide knowledge for climate action Peruvian researchers have organised to communicate their findings to diverse audiences - about the impacts of climate change on Peru, and the potential of adaptation and mitigation solutions. CDKN's Sandra Isola reports.
Event
17th August 2021
Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2021 - register today The theme of this year’s Asia LEDS Partnership Forum is ‘Advancing NDCs and strengthening long term strategies’ and registration is open now for the event that runs virtually from 23 August through 9 September 2021.
Feature
3rd August 2021
Namibia: Parliament as a vehicle for climate action A team from the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, the University of Namibia and Reos Partners were invited to translate climate knowledge into action. Here, they describe how they rose to the challenge - and trained Namibian Parliamentarians on the implications of 1.5 degrees of global warming.
Resource
29th July 2021
Finance for Resilience: the Green Climate Fund - what it is and why it matters in Southern Africa The third episode of the Finance for Resilience podcast unpacks some basics about the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and explores the challenges and successes of becoming accredited to receive GCF funds and implementing GCF projects in the region.
Feature
25th July 2021
What will our post-pandemic environment be like? Tikender Singh Panwar, former Deputy Mayor of Shimla, in India's Himachal Pradesh state, reflects on sobering lessons from the pandemic about the weaknesses of India's cities, but also on how they can build back better and more sustainably from it.
Feature
19th July 2021
How child-centred urban design and management is good for everyone’s wellbeing City-dwellers in India have suffered from the Covid-19 as they deal with other multiple shocks and stresses. This takes a toll on families’ resilience - not least, that of young children. Avantika Arjuna of ICLEI South Asia describes how the lives of young children in cities have changed in the past year – and what could change for the better. 
Resource
16th July 2021
Film: empowering women to adapt to climate change in the Volta delta, Ghana Climate change is adversely affecting the livelihoods of women in the Volta delta, Ghana. This film explores the issues they face and the adaptation solutions that are helping to build their resilience.
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Project
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Using Wikipedia to enhance global knowledge on climate change

CDKN has been working with FCFA and the Wikimedia Foundation to enhance the quality and accessibility of climate change information on the world's largest online encyclopaedia.

Resource
15th July 2021
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter: June 2021 This issue of Ethiopia's NDC Highlights newsletter focuses on the NDC update as well as the country's Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system.
Feature
13th July 2021
Strengthening heat resilience in cities: Insight from India There is an emerging need for heat-resilient city systems - Indian local authorities are considering how to achieve this, report Shwetha Kutty, Mrunmayee Velukar and Priyesh Salunke of TARU.