Regions

Regions

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Projects
302
Resources
608
Stories
1280
Event
11th June 2012
CDKN in Rio - learn about our events, publications and partnership activities Join CDKN at its events in Rio or watch us online - and get involved with some of our partnership activities.
Resource
8th June 2012
INSIDE STORY: Making renewable energy affordable - the South African Renewables Initiative In this Inside Story, Murray Ward explores some of the challenges faced by the South Africa Renewables Initiative (SARi), in particular relating to financing the incremental costs of renewables in a context of political and social opposition to rising energy prices.
Resource
8th June 2012
INSIDE STORY: South Africa's municipal integrated development plans The municipalities of Cape Town and eThekwini have been early movers in mainstreaming climate change within their municipals. This CDKN Inside Story argues that mainstreaming climate change into IDPs is necessary but not sufficient to achieve climate compatible development.
Feature
7th June 2012
end of a long journey A four month trek along the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal, led by the world record holding mountaineer Apa Sherpa and in partnership with the Government of Nepal, is raising awareness of climate compatible development in this highly vulnerable region. A local journalist, Saroj Dhakal, reports for CDKN on the reflections from the team as they complete their journey.
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Project : Supporting the Mozambique Climate Change and Development country programme

The Government of Mozambique with the support of different partners including CDKN, has developed the Mozambique Climate Change and Development (CCD) Combined Work Programme. This work programme is a direct response to climate change as Mozambique is one of Africa's most vulnerable countries to climate change.

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Project : Climate-proofing energy systems and policies in Cameroon and Togo

The TIPEE tool was developed by HELIO International to help policy makers check how well national energy policies are contributing to ecodevelopment (sustainable and equitable development).

Feature
31st May 2012
Who's afraid of a low carbon price? Guest blogger Jamal Gore of Carbon Clear argues for why political will is needed to drive up global carbon prices.
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Project : Trilateral cooperation on low carbon zones in Africa

This project scoped the potential for trilateral cooperation between China, Africa and the EU on the development of Low Carbon Zones (LCZs) in African countries, focussing on Ethiopia and Zambia.

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Project : Scoping a combined programme on climate compatible development for Pakistan

The focus of this 6 months project is to support the Government of Pakistan in developing and scoping a nationally appropriate programme of work on climate compatible development which will build on work done on climate change in Pakistan and connect the government’s newly approved National Climate Change Policy to action on the ground.

Feature
27th May 2012
lessons of the IPCC SREX report for Africa CDKN's Sam Bickersteth and Lisa McNamara report from an outreach event for the IPCC's SREX report in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Project : Supporting Climate Finance Readiness in Indonesia and Vietnam

GIZ and CDKN are collaborating to strengthen the access and use of national and international climate finance in Indonesia and Viet Nam. The project seeks to explore the climate funding options available to Indonesia, Viet Nam and strengthen the capacities of the government to optimise these opportunities for enabling climate compatible development.

Feature
20th May 2012
Bringing climate change disaster planning into the boardroom CDKN launches its new report ‘Tackling Exposure; Placing Disaster Risk Management at the Heart of National Economic and Fiscal Policy’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Addis Ababa on Thursday 9 May.