In Kliptown, South Africa, a grassroots organisation is leading community responses to deal with the dual crises of Covid-19 and flooding. Thabang Nkwanyana reports. This is the 50th story in the Voices from the Frontline series by ICCCAD and CDKN. [more...]
This week the sixth Adaptation Futures international conference takes place online. Read more about CDKN's sessions at the conference. [more...]
The new COP Resilience Hub has been launched to advance action on adaptation and resilience at COP26 and beyond. CDKN is delighted to be supporting it, to promote the inclusion of diverse voices, and promote knowledge-into-action. [more...]
Since 2018, CDKN's ‘Knowledge Accelerator’ has grown our ‘knowledge-in-action’ services, as well as further cultivating climate leadership, learning and collaboration within and across developing countries. Here are some of the highlights. [more]…
Developed and developing country representatives met on Friday 11 June 2021 to respond to the UNFCCC’s first biennial communications on future levels of climate finance flows. The event revealed a gap in expectations between developing and developed countries. Creative technical solutions can bridge the gap. [more]…
CDKN's coverage of climate finance at the UNFCCC meetings continues, with reporting on long term finance. [more]…
There was a clear call for Africa to forge a new path towards climate-resilient development at the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit - seizing the opportunities of green technologies and jobs. Lisa McNamara of CDKN reports. [more]…
CDKN has launched a working paper, laying out an agenda for unlocking effective, accelerated adaptation at scale in Africa, based on investing in people’s skills and knowledge; in climate-resilient economies, which are well-informed by climate risk; and in nature. The paper intends to frame discussions at the Africa anchoring event of the Climate Adaptation Summit, Monday 25 January 2021. [more]…
Kamleshan Pillay, Mairi Dupar and Lisa McNamara of CDKN report from the Long Term Finance workshop convened by the UNFCCC on 27 November 2020, as part of the UN Climate [more]…
CDKN has launched a new podcast series which looks at innovative, effective, accessible, and convenient ways of delivering emerging themes within climate finance [more]…
Kamleshan Pillay, Mairi Dupar and Lisa McNamara report from the Standing Committee on Finance meeting on 24 November 2020 - part of the virtual United Nations' Climate Dialogues. [more]…
ICLEI South Asia is hosting a webinar series exploring the various aspects of climate resilience, including city planning, gender and the green economy. [more]…
The Southern Africa Climate Finance Partnership (SACFP) is hosting a webinar on climate finance flows in Southern Africa, revealing trends and observations relevant to institutions and governments seeking to access climate finance. [more]…
