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Feature
16th November 2016
How can the private sector deliver climate compatible development - Outlook for Colombia Simon Maxwell, Executive Chairman of CDKN, was the keynote speaker at the Annual Forum on Competitiveness that took place in Bogotá, Colombia on 9th November 2016. He spoke on how the private sector could contribute to delivering climate compatible development in Colombia while enhancing its future competitiveness.
Resource
16th November 2016
REPORT: How can Bangladesh's private sector engage with the Green Climate Fund? This report provides a snapshot of how the private sector in Bangladesh can engage with the Green Climate Fund to help climate-relevant programmes.
News
10th November 2016
Indian initiative to promote clean energy CDKN's Senior Strategic Advisor for India, Mihir Bhatt, discusses the Government of India's new initiative to promote clean energy in light of COP22.
Resource
9th November 2016
REPORT: Global Adaptation Goal under the Paris Agreement - Putting ideas into action In this new CDKN technical report, Xolisa Ngwadla and Samah El-Bakri explore in detail the task ahead to transform the Global Adaptation Goal in the Paris climate agreement: from warm words into real action that will save lives and livelihoods on the ground.
News
9th November 2016
Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science Africa’s climate is one of the least-researched and poorly understood, but a new report provides reliable scientific information about the continent’s changing climate, equipping decision-makers to plan better. Africa’s Climate: Helping decision-makers make sense of climate information is the first major programme-wide report to emerge from Future Climate for Africa.
Feature
8th November 2016
Climate finance - Monitoring and utilisation in Pakistan’s context Fareeha Irfan Ovais, Country Programme Manager, Indonesia highlights the proceedings of a roundtable discussion where participants elaborate the functions, outcomes and challenges of implementing monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) systems in Pakistan.
Resource
7th November 2016
Policy Brief : Hand in hand for urban transformation This publication describes why local governments have such important roles to play and what relevant parameters they can adjust to move cities forward on a low-carbon and climate-resilient path.
Event
4th November 2016
NDC implementation planning - experience from developing countries Friday 11th November, 9-10.30am
News
4th November 2016
‘Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America’ projects aim to transform urban lives The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA-Ecuador) are delighted to announce the winners of their research call on Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America.
Feature
3rd November 2016
Climate change curriculum – one step closer to harmonisation While the potential of regional cooperation to develop and strengthen Africa’s higher education sector has long been recognised on paper, progress towards its actualisation has been slow. Against this backdrop, the introduction next year of a Southern Africa masters curriculum in climate change and development represents an important test case for future academic harmonisation.
News
2nd November 2016
Major economies are decarbonising quickly - Low Carbon Economy Index 2016 China sets the pace for record breaking decarbonisation levels, doubling the worldwide average for first time since 2000, say the authors of PwC’s Low Carbon Economy Index 2016.
Feature
31st October 2016
How infrastructure can contribute to sustainable and climate resilient development Gavin Quibell asks whether current infrastructure decisions are promoting sustainable development, as intended, or instead are they promoting climate resilient poverty?