Regions

Regions

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609
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1288
Feature
27th February 2024
West African home owners soon to offer ‘Nubian vault’ climate credits Nubian Vaults, made of mud, stones and water, offer affordable, eco-friendly housing in West Africa. French organisation, Association la Voûte Nubienne (AVN), has built over 7,000 Nubian Vaults and aims to certify carbon credits, incentivising more sustainable housing and positively impacting both the climate and livelihoods in the Sahel. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
Feature
22nd February 2024
CleantechHUB helps Colombia’s climate entrepreneurs attract funds In Colombia, green business accelerator, CleantechHUB, is providing a platform for entrepreneurs to develop and present their sustainable business ideas, to raise capital and create green jobs. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
Feature
20th February 2024
Kenyan inventor’s eco-friendly product feeds dairy goat economy In Kisumu County, Kenya, innovator Joe Ouko develops eco-friendly goat feed, boosting the dairy goat economy. Ouko's locally-led initiative showcases the integration of traditional wisdom and modern science in climate-resilient agriculture. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
Feature
15th February 2024
Honduran diver brigades restore coral reefs damaged by hurricanes Emergency teams swiftly repair hurricane-damaged coral reefs across Central America, using insurance-backed methods to ensure rapid recovery and resilience. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
News
12th February 2024
#Art4Resilience: Announcing the 2023 Knowledge-into-Use award winners The Resilience Evidence Coalition, a network consisting of the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), CDKN and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), has announced the second round of the Knowledge-into-Use awards. The awards celebrate creativity, embrace innovation and showcase the latest resilience evidence.
Feature
6th February 2024
Locally-Led Adaptation: From risk to resilience, a story from Ghana's Upper West Region In Ghana's Upper West Region, communities face multiple climate risks but demonstrate resilience through locally-led adaptation strategies. CDKN Ghana's engagements in districts like Lawra, Nandom and Jirapa highlight innovative approaches such as dry season gardening and community-led initiatives. Despite challenges, these communities showcase the power of local leadership, resourcefulness and inclusive communication in building resilience.
Feature
8th December 2023
Strengthening connections between biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation in science-policy processes CDKN’s Nadia Sitas and Fatema Rajabali reflect on a recent Africa-focused training provided to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) national focal points. This learning continues to inform how CDKN will support and strengthen biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation to build resilience, protect life and foster sustainable land management which are priorities for countries and global frameworks alike.
Resource
7th December 2023
Climate Justice: Youth perspectives from the global South In October, the Justice in a Changing Climate project announced the recipients of eleven climate justice awards of $2,000 each to implement climate justice projects of their choosing in their communities. This video shares some of the diverse perspectives of youth on climate justice.
Feature
5th December 2023
Empowering climate action: Insights from the CDKN programme in Ghana The third phase of the CDKN programme was launched in Ghana in October, marking a significant step in implementing innovative climate action in line with existing climate-related national policies, strategies and plans. Some of these include the National Adaptation Plan, the Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the National Youth Climate Action Plan (NYCAP).
Event
1st December 2023
CDKN at COP28 The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC will take place from 30 November-12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). CDKN will have a busy COP28 programme and we look forward to meeting you at the multiple sessions we are co-convening with our partners.
Feature
29th November 2023
Lessons for the GST: Learning from local adaptation pioneers to enhance transformational climate action A headline finding of the first-ever UNFCCC Global Stocktake (GST) is that countries need to support “systems transformations” that mainstream climate resilient development to step up our response to the climate crisis. But how can UN member states at COP28 respond to this call without a tangible sense of what this looks like in practice?
Feature
26th November 2023
Pathways to future agriculture in Africa Africa's agricultural future demands a holistic, adaptable strategy, merging diverse solutions at various scales, prioritising local contexts and farmer needs for resilience and sustainability. This blog forms part of a series from the Africa Regional Resilience Hub in the lead up to COP28. Along with other regions in the global South, the Regional Hubs work to amplify regional voices to global decision-making spaces, with a particular focus on communities and underrepresented and lesser heard voices.