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302
Resources
608
Stories
1272
Feature
29th November 2011
'Legal form' and the future of the Kyoto Protocol - can Durban deliver? In an exclusive post for CDKN, Professor Lavanya Rajamani of CPR in Delhi assesses the forthcoming UNFCCC conference in Durban, and considers the benefits of reaching a legally-binding deal.
Resource
25th November 2011
POLICY BRIEF: A plan to achieve development resilient to climate change in the Caribbean The CARICOM countries have worked together to form an implementation plan to deliver the strategic elements and goals of a regional framework which was developed from an urgent political commitment to manage the effects of climate change on development.
Feature
25th November 2011
UNEP's young environmental journalist award Africa Entries for the 2011 UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa are now open.
Feature
24th November 2011
Development and Climate days film festival – see the shortlist Watch the films shortlisted for the IIED's Development and Climate Days film festival, sponsored by CDKN.
News
21st November 2011
Climate Vulnerable Forum delivers powerful message to the world In an important meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, nineteen of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change delivered a powerful message calling unanimously for a legally- binding agreement in Durban next month.
Feature
2nd November 2011
Road to Rio +20 Adil Najam shares his thoughts on keeping sustainable development at the forefront of the upcoming Rio+20 summit.
Feature
1st November 2011
The Bangladesh Climate Vulnerable Forum - time to level with the most vulnerable José María Figueres, Trustee of DARA and Former President of Costa Rica (1994-1998), looks forward to the meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh this month.
Feature
1st November 2011
Can small-scale adaptation actions address the food crisis in the Horn of Africa? Dr. Richard Munang argues that in the Horn of Africa, large-scale commercial agriculture will fail to pull countries out of a cycle of food crises. The only way to break the cycle is to adopt small-scale farming methods that nurture ecosystem services.
Feature
27th October 2011
Postcard from Addis Ababa - 'Development first Lisa McNamara reports from the first Climate Change and Development in Africa conference held in Addis Ababa last week. Hosted by UNECA's African Climate Policy Centre, the strong 'development first' message of the conference set the stage for 'Africa's CoP' in Durban. Participants called for solutions to climate change and development challenges shaped by Africans, and informed by Africa’s priorities.
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Project
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Project : Support for the 2011 Climate Vulnerable Forum

The Government of Bangladesh requested support from CDKN in their capacity as hosts of the 2011 Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF).

Feature
13th October 2011
Strengthening resilience - can ‘disaster risk management’ offer a foundation? On the UN international day for disaster reduction, Dr. Tom Mitchell of ODI reflects on his work to reduce the impact of climate-related disasters on children and young people.
Feature
12th October 2011
Are donors blind to the ‘missing link’ in DRR? Practical Action, a UK-based NGO that helps poor people transform their lives through technology, calls for greater awareness of meso-level government as the 'missing link' in disaster risk reduction strategies.