Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
Dr Saleemul Huq – senior fellow in IIED’s climate change group – spoke at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies/Columbia University in New York City about the lessons US cities can learn from Bangladesh as they adapt to climate change.
Event
25th January 2013
All that glitters - what next for climate finance?
Join CDKN and Alertnet in a debate with experts on the state of climate finance - and how to make climate finance work for the poorest, today at 13:00 GMT.
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
Feature
21st January 2013
Integrating climate migration into Latin American regional forums
Although migrations related to environment and climate change have been mentioned by some organizations of Latin America, the most important and deep approach to this subject comes from civil society regional forums.
Feature
18th January 2013
El Salvador
With approximately 24 percent of its total electricity production coming from geothermal resources, El Salvador is the largest producer of geothermal electricity in Central America.
Togo and Cameroon assess their sustainable energy potential
Mairi Dupar of CDKN speaks with Laura Williamson, Project Director of HELIO International, who has been working with the governments of Togo and Cameroon to boost the environmental and social sustainability of their energy sectors.
Overcoming hurdles to 'green' construction in India
Kriti Nagrath from Development Alternatives in India reflects on what it will take to get alternative technologies in the construction sector into the mainstream.
Feature
10th January 2013
Pilot projects in limbo awaiting REDD+ financing
Ghanaian businessman John Addaquay believes REDD+ can jump-start sustainable agriculture. Private investors, however, won’t take the plunge until they know what works and his quest for pilot funding from international donors shows how daunting that can be.
Feature
7th January 2013
Is India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change up to Scratch?
A recent study looking at the design of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change aims to provide policy makers, academics and researchers, civil society groups and others an evaluation of the country’s climate missions as perceived by experts in the country.