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321
Resources
623
Stories
1339
Feature
10th July 2012
What does the IPCC SREX report mean for India? Mihir Bhatt outlines outlines three major themes from his discussions with government authorities, the UN, international and domestic non governmental organisations and media researchers on how SREX messages could influence policy and practice in India.
Feature
9th July 2012
Risk insurance for disaster prone communities in Pakistan CDKN Project Manager Kashmala Kakakhel reports from a recent workshop in Islamabad which launched a new CDKN partnership with the Government of Pakistan to design a risk insurance scheme that protects the poor.
Resource
5th July 2012
In conversation with Daniele Cesano, Redeh In conversation with Daniele Cesano of Redeh. Daniele talks to CDKN about the lessons learned from the January 2011 Rio landslides and heavy rains.
Resource
5th July 2012
In conversation with Dr. Vandana Shiva, philosopher and environmental activist In conversation with Dr. Vandana Shiva – philosopher and environmental activist. Dr. Shiva explains how the Yasuni Initiative in Ecuador provides a wake up call for all countries of the Amazon, encouraging them to embrace and safeguard its biodiversity.
Resource
4th July 2012
Climate Vulnerability Forum side event Members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum share their thoughts on the role of the forum and the priorities of its members going forward.
Resource
4th July 2012
CDKN side event - Mainstreaming climate change into urban planning The side event showcases some of the project CDKN is currently involved in, including presentations on the situation currently facing Cartagena, Colombia and why climate compatible development is so important to the city. An example from Brazil of what can happen when there is insufficient disaster risk reduction mechanisms in place and how Buenos Aires, Mexico City and São Paulo are working together to promote leadership and climate citizenship.
Feature
3rd July 2012
Postcard from Dakar - insights from the IPCC SREX outreach event ENDA’s Moussa Na Abou Mamouda reports back from the Dakar, Senegal outreach event which drew over 90 participants from 11 countries across West Africa.
Feature
1st July 2012
Taking action on climate compatible reconstruction in the Punjab, Pakistan Dina Khan, CDKN Project Manager, and Lorna Davey, Mott MacDonald Ltd take stock of what a CDKN project with the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on climate compatible reconstruction has already achieved.
News
30th June 2012
Second stakeholder consultation on loss & damage held in Dhaka A second stakeholder workshop held in Dhaka in June 2012 provided valuable inputs into the design of a work programme for Bangladesh on loss and damage.
Resource
29th June 2012
INSIDE STORY: Distributing the benefits from REDD+ - the case of Viet Nam Viet Nam has a rich history of benefit distribution systems for decentralised forest management. This experience is being used to help build a benefit distribution system that will be compliant with the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme being developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Resource
29th June 2012
INSIDE STORY: Strengthening climate resilience - the case of Grenada This Inside Story describes how Grenada is a highly climate-vulnerable Small Island Developing State is using its Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) to set the country on a path to mainstream climate resilient poverty reduction and sustainable development, through multilateral finance and technical support.
Completed
Project
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Project : Assessing the economic impacts of climate change in Nepal

CDKN is supporting the Government of Nepal (GoN) to calculate the economic cost of climate change in Nepal and identify a climate compatible development pathway to address the combined risks of climate change over time.