This project is now in its second phase of promoting low-carbon footprint and climate-resilient development in cities, CDKN is working with the municipalities of Quito (Ecuador), La Paz (Bolivia) and Lima (Peru).

This research is examining the current institutional arrangements and challenges regarding integrated water-energy-food planning and decision making in Kenya, within the context of the new Constitution and the tensions regarding powers and functions between national and county level government.

Infrastructure development is seen as one of the key investment areas in enhancing water security in Africa.

This research will develop understanding of the interaction between emerging industrial policies and green economy strategies in Ethiopia, with a view to supporting concrete policy reforms that are in line with Ethiopia’s green economy ambitions and governance context.

In this project, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingandael), the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, Oxford Policy Management and ClimateCare are exploring how political economy constraints and enablers resulting from institutional, business and political structures influence the ambition and implementation of national green growth plans

With case studies in India, Indonesia and the Philippines, this project will assess the climate finance needs and gaps for climate compatible development. The team will look at second-tier cities and explore how available financial opportunities can be harnessed to meet those climate finance needs.