Maria Carolina Urmeneta Labarca heads the Office of Climate Change in Chile’s Ministry of Environment. Here, she shares her insights into Chile's integrated climate governance, from national to local levels. [more]…
Bedoshruti Sadhukhan of CDKN Asia says many local and subnational governments in South Asia are missing opportunities to invest in climate-resilient development: a step-change is needed in awareness and action. [more]…
Suzanne Carter, CDKN Country Engagement Coordinator, highlights why we need to start seriously considering the risk of extreme heat in African cities, following the release of the IPCC’s Special Report on 1.5°C. [more]…
The ‘Cities Footprint’ project, designed and co-financed by the Latin American Development Bank (CAF), CDKN, the Agence Française de Développement and Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano has been named one of the world's most promising initiatives for urban sustainability and for best practice in linking local to global agendas. [more]…
The Low Emission Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP) creates opportunities for professionals to exchange experience on practical aspects of low emission development. Members of our network say they value these platforms for skills exchange and learning – whether it is in person, or increasingly through ‘virtual’ meetings and conversations. Join a technical 'community of practice' today! [more]…
Leo Roberts from the Overseas Development Institute unpacks how Cape Town’s people and politicians are responding to the city’s worst-ever drought and the threat of ‘Day Zero’: when most taps will run dry. [more]…
María José Pacha, Ebru Gencer and Manuel Winograd share climate resilience insights from Latin American cities on the frontlines of climate change impacts. [more]…
A new CDKN film visits the high mountains, mid hills and Terai plains of Nepal, where a CDKN-supported project has been working with women farmers to increase their knowledge of climate-smart agriculture practices, and is nurturing a new group of female entrepreneurs. [more]…
The Government of Peru has been leading a national process to map the sources of the country's greenhouse gas emissions and identify climate mitigation options that also tackle poverty. This new CDKN film documents the achievements of 'Plan CC' and may inspire other countries to pursue climate and development objectives simultaneously. [more]…
CDKN has been working with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability to investigate the driving forces, challenges and innovative solutions to climate compatible development in cities, towns and other subnational areas. [more]…
