REPORT: National climate change legislation: The key to more ambitious international agreements?
This report by GLOBE International and CDKN urges readers to look beyond what happens within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – where countries are negotiating toward a new climate treaty. The authors assess how the building blocks for ambition within the UNFCCC are laid at home.
Food security links us all
Sonja Vermeulen, Head of Research of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, writes about the global challenge facing food security and agriculture.
News
4th December 2014
Africa expresses concerns over $100 billion climate fund
The African Group at the UN Climate change talks in Lima is concerned that the Green Climate fund pledge is far below expectations, affirming that the figure can only be considered a baseline for climate action.
Legislating the Paris Agreement
Please join the Legal Response Initiative and CDKN for this expert panel discussion on 27th September, focused on the legal challenges and requirements of developing nations in implementing their nationally determined contributions (NDCs): register today!
Gorakhpur film in high demand at India launch
“For a safer future: Insights on climate resilience from India” – the new film charting the experiences of Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) to integrate climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction in their flood-prone district – received a rousing reception at its launch in India last week.
Research on small and medium scale Irrigation systems in Nepal
Simon Howarth, Team Leader for a new research project in Nepal discusses the climate challenges faced by irrigation in Nepal and CDKN’s work to help the government and farmers overcome these.