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Heat action in cities in Bangladesh and Nepal

This project supported the cities Rajshahi in Bangladesh and Nepalgunj in Nepal to improve urban heat resilience before the next heat season.

News
14th December 2021
New research supports a gender-equal recovery through low-carbon innovation A new IDRC-supported research programme aims to help ensure that low- and middle-income countries' economic responses to the Covid-19 pandemic are inclusive and sustainable. CDKN will be the knowledge partner for the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World programme.
News
13th December 2021
COP26 Resilience Hub report out now The COP Resilience Hub report synthesises the key overarching messages from the activities during COP26 and aims to help set the direction for future actions towards COP27. CDKN supported the Resilience Hub to facilitate the inclusion of diverse voices and promote knowledge-into-action.
Resource
2nd December 2021
Voices from the frontline of Covid-19: What can we learn about achieving SDGs at community level? A synthesis report CDKN and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), have woven together the ‘Voices from the Frontline’ stories into a colourful synthesis publication highlighting how resilience is forged and strengthened at community level.
Feature
17th November 2021
Can locally-led anticipatory action address climate impacts at scale? There is considerable potential for more locally-led anticipatory action to prepare people for extreme weather and climate events and avoid loss and damage - reports Myriam Castaneda Solares of the START International network, from a COP26 Resilience Hub event. 
Feature
17th November 2021
The benefits of a gender audit of climate action: Lessons from Ethiopia The Government of Ethiopia has benefitted from undertaking a 'gender audit' of its climate-smart development activities. Medhin Fissha, the former Gender and Social Safeguards Officer of Ethiopia's Climate Resilience Green Economy (CRGE) Facility explains how.
Feature
3rd November 2021
Scalable approaches to moving rural families beyond resilience in developing countries Michael Carter – Director of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk & Resilience – shares examples from Mali, Bangladesh, Mozambique and Tanzania where risk management tools are helping rural families not only withstand shocks, but move towards greater prosperity. 
Resource
31st October 2021
Advancing gender equality and climate action: A practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress CDKN, ODI, SNV, CARE and Mercy Corps have launched a new guide, entitled Advancing gender equality and climate action: A practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress.
Feature
27th October 2021
Climate and disaster risk finance and insurance Janek Toepper from the InsuResilience Global Partnership shares a new ambitious roadmap to enhance the reach and effectiveness of insurance and risk finance solutions for climate disasters.
Resource
20th October 2021
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter - October 2021 This issue of Ethiopia's NDC Highlights newsletter focuses on the country's REDD+ programme and green technology development and transfer.
Feature
20th October 2021
Financial pathways to climate-resilient housing 40% of the world is projected to live in vulnerable housing by 2030. Elizabeth Hausler and Monica Schroeder from Build Change show how financing improvements to existing housing stock is one way to provide climate-resilient housing at the scale required.
Resource
18th October 2021
Training handbook for climate-adaptive, resilient livelihoods in the Volta delta, Ghana The Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, has produced a handbook for strengthening the resilience of women and other groups who face local climate change impacts and related economic challenges in Ghana’s Volta delta region.