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608
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1281
Event
14th July 2016
The key to sustainable growth - mainstreaming climate resilient infrastructure The majority of Africa’s US$90 billion per year infrastructure deficit is in the energy, transport and water sectors. Investing in such long-lived infrastructure calls for considering climate change. This event at Africa Water Week will explore why - and how - African development can become more climate resilient.
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12th July 2016
WORKING PAPER: Becoming a climate-resilient green economy - Planning for climate compatible development in Ethiopia The changing climate can offer considerable opportunities for countries like Ethiopia to adopt green technologies and pursue a green economy. This working paper shares lessons from the country's national experience in planning climate compatible development.
Resource
11th July 2016
REPORT: Strengthening disaster risk management in India: A review of five state disaster management plans Indian authorities, from the national to the state level, have taken a series of actions to improve their management of disasters. A new report from CDKN and ODI analyses in detail the state disaster management plans (SDMPs) from five very different Indian states.
Feature
6th July 2016
How a master's degree could contribute to climate change policy Academia has a key role to play in promoting a sustainable society, argues Piyushi Kotecha, CEO of the Southern African Regional Universities Association. In this opinion piece, she explains why the universities' consortium is developing a master's degree in climate change, supported by CDKN.
Feature
4th July 2016
How a development agency can spearhead green growth at subnational level GreenCape has been highly successful in supporting the establishment of the renewable energy sector in the Western Cape of South Africa and has extended support to other sectors in the green economy. A new case study from the Low Emission Development Strategy Global Partnership (LEDS GP) outlines why the GreenCape model is successful and the key lessons learned from its approach.
Resource
30th June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Opportunities for climate compatible coastal tourism - Lessons from Belize Coastal tourism is an engine for Belize's economy, but faces grave threats from climate change. A CDKN-supported project used visual techniques including an interactive map to raise these stakeholders’ awareness of climate vulnerability and to deliberate solutions to the problem. This new 'Inside Story' tells how the team did it - and celebrates the achievement of policy results.
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30th June 2016
ESSENTIAL: Sustainable land use in Quito to safeguard vulnerable communities from floods, droughts and fires Low income communities in the hills surrounding Quito, Ecuador live under constant threat from landslides, droughts and wildfires; climate change makes the situation worse. A CDKN project with the Municipal Government of Quito and Ecopar Corporation made the case for restoring local ecosystems to protect communities - as this "Essential" briefing describes.
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30th June 2016
INSIDE STORY:  Climate change and flood risk - Challenges for Jamaican towns and communities Jamaica faces increased flooding as a result of climate change. Jamaica's development planners can take climate-smart actions - as this new 'Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development' describes.
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Project : Supporting government of Bangladesh to Implement National Determined Contributions

Bangladesh put forth its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) to United Nations Framework Convention o

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27th June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Future Proofing of an Indian City - Lessons from Madurai Future proofing is an innovative approach to strengthen the 'blue-green infrastructure' of cities to cope with urbanisation and climate change. A new ‘Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development’ from the DHAN Foundation explores how they engaged broad swathes of the community in Madurai, India, to begin future proofing the city.
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24th June 2016
INSIDE STORY: Renewable energy solutions for Punjab’s industrial sector - Evaluating the NAMA approach in Sialkot City, Pakistan Sialkot, Pakistan is a large manufacturing hub, in need of more energy supplies. CDKN and partners looked at the option of developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to provide renewable energy to the city's industries. Michelle Bosquet and Juan Pablo Osornio explore how businesses and government got involved - and broader lessons from the experience.
Feature
24th June 2016
The A-B-C-D of rural electrification A systematised approach to a CDKN-supported project has seen the promising demonstration of an off-grid, rural power service model in Uganda. Dr Alastair Livesey, Managing Director of Africa Power, explains how the CDKN pilot project provided power services to a wide range of customers based on its A-B-C-D Rural Electrification model.