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19th December 2012
Researchers seek shortcut to communicating for influence At a recent workshop in Bangkok, organized by CDKN partner SUMERNET, its researchers had the opportunity to engage with two key groups of stakeholders: policy makers and journalists. They gained useful insights into how to make their research more useful and accessible to policy makers and the public. SUMERNET researchers share their experience of the workshop in a blog.
Feature
19th December 2012
Forecasts benefit farmers at risk from weather extremes Richard Ewbank, Climate Advisor to Christian Aid, reports on an initiative in Kenya that is helping farmers finely tune their cropping decisions to seasonal weather variations
Feature
18th December 2012
Taking stock of micro-insurance for disaster risk reduction – evidence and experiences in applying index-based micro-insurance in South and South East Asia CDKN is seeking a supplier to document evidence and experience of applying index based micro-insurance in South and South East Asia.
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Project : Adaptation plan for Cartagena de Indias and its islands

The project aims to develop an Action Plan for Cartagena de Indias to adapt to climate change. This includes an analysis of vulnerabilities and guidelines for adaptation for island territories, with the goal of strengthening competitiveness and sectorial development in the city and in the surrounding islands.

Feature
13th December 2012
Doha talks highlight loss and damage - and leave much work ahead Sam Bickersteth, Mairi Dupar and Dan Hamza-Goodacre of CDKN provide an overview of UN climate talks in Doha, Qatar, and the work remaining to be done to achieve ambitious, global action on climate change.
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Project : Amazon Security Agenda

The Amazon Security Agenda project was led by the Global Canopy Programme and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, with funding from CDKN.

Feature
10th December 2012
A look at the Amazon through the lens of climate security by Martin Ross
News
10th December 2012
CDKN Asia publishes country snapshots CDKN has released a set of country and regional snapshots featuring highlights of projects and achievements from Asia over the last quarter.
News
7th December 2012
Learning network on uptake of climate and disaster risk assessments CDKN is looking for a supplier to explore the drivers for and barriers to the uptake of climate and disaster risk assessments, and how national and international participants can work to strengthen them. It will focus on the Latin American & Caribbean region, where the demand for this work is clearest, and on both - the producers and end users of risk assessments.
Feature
6th December 2012
Kenya takes a big step forward on climate action Kenya is launching a Climate Change Action Plan that will place climate change at the centre of the country's development. Helen Baker reports on the strides Kenya has made in meeting the climate change challenge, and introduces a short film where stakeholders share their hopes for what the Action Plan will achieve for Kenya and her citizens.
Feature
6th December 2012
Women to inject new energy into climate and development policies CoP18 in Doha may be remembered as the conference where women’s voices rang out for change. Mairi Dupar of CDKN reports.
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Completed
Project : Adaptation policy options and interventions for climate change induced displaced people of Bangladesh

Over the last decade a new term has entered the lexicon of policy makers and the media: climate change refugees or climate change induced forced displacement. The First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR1) in 1990 noted that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human displacement and migration.