Regions

Regions

Worldwide:

Projects
302
Resources
608
Stories
1280
Feature
3rd June 2011
climate change is only possible with cheap renewable energy Tariq Banuri, Director of the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development, argues that making renewable energy available to everyone at an affordable price is the only meaningful way to fight climate change.
Feature
1st June 2011
From planning to action - lessons from Durban’s adaptation response Many new and surprising lessons are arising from cities doing pioneering work in local climate change response. Debra Roberts shares some interesting findings from Durban’s experiences of trying to promote meaningful adaptation action on the ground.
Feature
1st June 2011
Climate change and challenges for local government – changes we need now Local government plays a key role in preparing communities for a changing climate. Yet, it is often neglected in global and national climate change politics. Gregg Oelofse considers key changes local government needs now to prepare for and mitigate climate change.
Feature
31st May 2011
Women and REDD+, more than just ‘Do No Harm’ To mark the launch of an Asia-Pacific REDD-net special issue on REDD+ and gender, part-funded by CDKN, Regan Suzuki tells us about the need to bring women into the design and deliberation of forestry management schemes.
Resource
26th May 2011
PRESENTATION: Towards climate compatible development - four key approaches Natasha Grist speaks on African challenges for climate compatible development at the Africa Adapt Climate Change Symposium in Addis Ababa from 9-11 March 2011.
Feature
26th May 2011
Climate change - working together for Durban In an exclusive report for CDKN, lead climate negotiator for Pakistan Farrukh Iqbal Khan gives us an inside look at the Green Climate Fund, and considers what the year has in store for the UNFCCC process.
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Completed
Project : Development of an implementation plan for a regional framework for achieving development resilient to climate change

18 CARICOM leaders endorsed the Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change in July

Feature
24th May 2011
Renewable energy to save planet Earth? Syed Ayub Qutab, Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute for Environment & Development Action Research (PIEDAR), gives CDKN an analysis of the recent UNFCCC report on renewable energy. Find out what he has to say about the consequences of a large-scale shift to renewables.
Completed
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Completed
Project : Finding land-based solutions to climate change

CDKN has supported the development of two insightful reports on including land in the climate change solution, researched and written by the Terrestrial Carbon Group.

Resource
20th May 2011
In conversation with... Dr Atiq Rahman, Executive Director BCAS Executive Director of The Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) speaks with CDKN about Bangladesh's action in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Resource
16th May 2011
In conversation with... Elvin Nyukuri, African Centre for Technology Studies Elvin Nyukuri, Research Fellow from the African Centre for Technology Studies, shares key highlights and lessons from the Centre's community-based adaptation work in Kenya.
Feature
13th May 2011
World scientists highlight renewable energy options and opportunities