Training modules launched for climate compatible construction in India
A unique set of training modules to promote rural, climate-compatible construction are launched by CDKN and Development Alternatives. The modules are for the use of policy-makers, building professionals and artisans and are specific to different climatic zones of India.
Feature
3rd September 2013
The thin line between climate change and security
As an economic driver for development, the Amazon region provides annually $10s of billions into the financial markets of South American nations. There is a growing global demand for its resources.
News
2nd July 2013
Marshall Islands call for “New wave of climate leadership” at upcoming Pacific Islands Forum
Extreme weather events and tides have highlighted the acute vulnerability of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). CDKN received this report from the Office of Minister Tony de Brum of the RMI, who is calling for countries to turn the crisis into an opportunity for climate leadership.
Feature
17th May 2013
Nepal's district climate and energy plans
As part of a series of case studies on low emissions development strategies in Asia, the Government of Nepal discuss in a new CDKN and Asia LEDS Partnership briefing note the story behind their District Climate and Energy Plans
Feature
10th February 2013
Can the green economy save us?
In an article for the Dawn newspaper in Pakistan, Rina Saeed Khan reflects following a vist by Barbara Unmuessig, the President of the Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS), on the potential of a 'green economy' in Pakistan
Feature
24th January 2013
Taking a holistic approach could help resolve water woes
Laos-based Paul Pavelic, Senior Researcher in Hydrogeology for the International Water Management Institute, reviews CDKN’s publication Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters in the Water Sector: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report
The Green Climate Fund - ready for take off
The Green Climate Fund now has the basic systems and procedures in place for donors to start pledging money. It’s like an aircraft ready for take-off, but where will it land? asks Anouk Franck of Both ENDS.
The story behind Nepal’s knowledge management centre
Dr Dinesh Raj Bhuju, Dr Bimala Devkota and Mr Pawan K Neupane look back at how a CDKN project strengthened the core functions of the Nepal Climate Change Knowledge Management Centre (NCCKMC)