Prestigious media prize for CDKN-supported journalist
Arison Tamfu of Cameroon is awarded the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for his reporting on the potential of renewable energy technologies in Africa. For the past year, he has been working with CDKN to cover important climate change issues in the region.
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15th January 2016
The politics of integrated planning for water, energy and food in Kenya
Making decisions over water, energy and food issues in a changing climate can open opportunities for integrated thinking – and raise tensions among different interest groups. How does it work in Kenya? Barbara Schreiner of Pegasys presents initial results from her team's research.
Climate finance options for cities
Lisa Junghans, Policy Advisor - Climate Change, Adaptation and Urban Transformation at Germanwatch introduces a recent CDKN-supported publication on financing climate compatible development in cities.
What opportunities do private investors see in low emission development?
Ron Benioff asked Kyung-ah Park of the Environmental Markets Group of Goldman Sachs how the global investment community is engaging with low emission opportunities. Ms Park outlined Goldman's $150 billion clean energy commitment - and shared her optimistic outlook.
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30th December 2015
COP21 Paris - Now What?
CDKN's Senior Country Advisor for India, Mihir Bhatt discusses India’s future direction in light of the Paris Agreement and the four main areas that the country can focus on.
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25th December 2015
Africa LEDS Platform eyes opportunities for 2016
The Africa Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) platform, coordinated by CDKN, met recently in Paris to explore some of the big issues and opportunities ahead in 2016. Leo Roberts reports.
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22nd December 2015
Four lessons from supporting Ethiopia’s Green Climate Fund planning
What is required in developing projects for the Green Climate Fund? Kirsty Wilson, Principal Consultant – Climate Change, LTS International looks at four key lessons learned from the experience of supporting the Government of Ethiopia prepare a proposal to the Fund.