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Project : iCoast - Understanding the fiscal regulatory mechanisms necessary to achieve climate compatible development in the coastal zone

Coasts are regions of great importance for human well-being and are of national economic importance for coastal states. Coastal ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services supporting a significant proportion of the world’s population, particularly in developing countries, but are some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change.

Feature
7th January 2013
Is India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change up to Scratch? A recent study looking at the design of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change aims to provide policy makers, academics and researchers, civil society groups and others an evaluation of the country’s climate missions as perceived by experts in the country.
Feature
4th January 2013
Erratic rainfall makes the future uncertain Kevin Henry, Project Manager of CARE’s 'Where the Rain Falls' project interviews farmer and research participant Napandaela Nicodemu, about what it means to live with uncertain rainfall.
Feature
2nd January 2013
Nepal should highlight local efforts on climate change In an article for the Kathmandu Post CDKN/Panos South Asia Journalist Fellow, Pragati Shahi writes that instead of only crying for help to deal with disasters, Nepal should highlight local efforts
Feature
1st January 2013
Understanding how rainfall affects food security and migration How does climate variability, especially changes in rainfall patterns, affect the livelihoods of rural households in developing countries? CARE and the UN University explore this and many other rainfall, food security questions in their initiative, Where the Rain Falls.
Feature
1st January 2013
2013 Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum Register now for the 2013 Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum to be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 18-20 March 2013.
News
28th December 2012
Making food systems more resilient to climate change A new project aims to make sure Central America’s food systems can withstand climate shifts. Marius Keller, from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), reports.
Feature
24th December 2012
The road ahead for State Action Plans on Climate Change in India Sunder Subramanian, an independent climate change expert and advisor to Indian State Governments reflects on the opportunities and challenges for the State Action Plans on Climate Change
Feature
21st December 2012
Private sector engagement on disaster risk management and climate change adaptation CDKN is seeking a supplier for a project in the Horn of Africa and Sahel regions which will investigate public-private sector partnerships and innovations around disaster resilience, improve understanding of the private sector’s role in building disaster resilience and results and experiences through digital media.
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21st December 2012
Integrating sustainable urban drainage, resource-based sanitation, biogas and food security How can the capital of Lao PDR become a modern, vibrant and green city? CITYBLUES++, a project supported by CDKN's Innovation Fund, attempts to find out.
Feature
20th December 2012
Kenya – Communicating climate compatible development with the private sector CDKN is seeking a supplier to use Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan as a basis for communicating key climate change messages to the Kenyan private sector.
Feature
20th December 2012
Empowering communities to monitor the impact of their work Saleemul Haq reflects on how a programme supported by CDKN in Bangladesh is spreading an innovative new bottom-up approach to monitoring and evaluating community based adaptation