Regions

Regions

Worldwide:

Projects
304
Resources
610
Stories
1295
Feature
15th August 2012
Legal Response Initiative supports Least Developed Countries at UNFCCC meeting in Bangkok Christoph Schwarte from Legal Response Initiative reports on CDKN-funded activities at the UNFCCC meeting in Bangkok
Feature
14th August 2012
The climate and gender game Janot Mendler de Suarez is a Visiting Research Fellow with the Games for a New Climate task force at the Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, USA. Janot is collaborating with the Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre, which received CDKN support to develop 'serious games' to raise awareness of climate adaptation strategies. Here, Janot introduces a special ‘climate and gender game’ that builds on this work.
Feature
14th August 2012
Helping African editors tune in to climate change In the second piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights how East African journalists are striving to improve reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an 8-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.
Event
9th August 2012
Special Report SREX is presented in Sao Paulo-Brazil The workshop aims to disseminate scientific information on the possible impact of the risks of extreme climate events and other related disasters, as well as the options for managing these impacts, specifically in South and Central America.
Feature
8th August 2012
Networking facility for the project 'Scoping the development of a trans-disciplinary research programme to address climate compatible development needs in the SADC region' This is a ‘networking facility’ which has been established for the call for proposals for the project 'Scoping the development of a trans-disciplinary research programme to address climate compatible development needs in the SADC region'. This is a space which will enable potential consortium members to request support from potential partners or offer support to potential partners.
Feature
6th August 2012
How to put ‘learning’ at the heart of policy implementation Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP) and Hagler Bailly Pakistan (HBP) discuss how a CDKN project in Pakistan is using a process of stakeholder engagement and ‘learning’ to turn the National Climate Change Policy into action.
Resource
3rd August 2012
Inside Story : Mainstreaming climate resilience into government - the Philippines Climate Change Act The Inside Story from CDKN describes how the Philippines is seeking to build climate resilience at the local level.
Feature
2nd August 2012
New South Africa study - Access to electricity for all has minimal impacts on the climate Access to modern energy underpins the achievement of virtually every aspect of development from health and education to facilitating the creation of wealth creating productive enterprises.
Feature
31st July 2012
Disaster-proofing your village before the floods – the case of Sindh, Pakistan Amiera Sawas, a PhD researcher from King’s College London, reflects on her experience of working with flood affected communities in Sindh province in Pakistan.
Feature
30th July 2012
Getting to grips with the complexities of climate change In the first piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights the challenges East African journalists face when reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an eight-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : The way forward for renewable energy in Central America

There is now more opportunity than ever to rapidly advance sustainable energy in Central America. , the Worldwatch Institute (WI) will establish a participatory dialogue on renewable energy in seven countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) region (Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama).

Resource
26th July 2012
July newsletter - Focus on climate vulnerability The July edition of CDKN's newsletter focuses on climate vulnerability, climate adaptation in rural Uganda and CDKN supported work in Central America to move towards sustainable energy.