Climate finance - Monitoring and utilisation in Pakistan’s context Fareeha Irfan Ovais, Country Programme Manager, Indonesia highlights the proceedings of a roundtable discussion where participants elaborate the functions, outcomes and challenges of implementing monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) systems in Pakistan.

NDC implementation planning - experience from developing countries Friday 11th November, 9-10.30am

‘Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America’ projects aim to transform urban lives The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA-Ecuador) are delighted to announce the winners of their research call on Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America.

World must urgently up action to cut further 25% from predicted 2030 emissions, says UN Environment report The world is still heading for a temperature rise of 2.9 to 3.4C this century, even with the Paris pledges; 2030 emissions will be 12 to 14 gigatonnes above levels needed to limit global warming to 2C - according to the latest Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations.

Climate change curriculum – one step closer to harmonisation While the potential of regional cooperation to develop and strengthen Africa’s higher education sector has long been recognised on paper, progress towards its actualisation has been slow. Against this backdrop, the introduction next year of a Southern Africa masters curriculum in climate change and development represents an important test case for future academic harmonisation.

Major economies are decarbonising quickly - Low Carbon Economy Index 2016 China sets the pace for record breaking decarbonisation levels, doubling the worldwide average for first time since 2000, say the authors of PwC’s Low Carbon Economy Index 2016.

How infrastructure can contribute to sustainable and climate resilient development Gavin Quibell asks whether current infrastructure decisions are promoting sustainable development, as intended, or instead are they promoting climate resilient poverty?

Launch of UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2016 On 3 November 2016, one day before the Paris Agreement enters into force, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners will launch new scientific assessments that reveal the gap between international commitments made by governments and the actual emissions reductions required to stay below global temperature rise.

The New Urban Agenda: What's in it for developing cities? The New Urban Agenda sets out priorities for achieving more sustainable cities and was adopted by governments at Habitat 3 in Quito. CDKN’s Mairi Dupar scrutinises the 24-page Agenda, assesses its relevance for climate action in cities and gives it only partial marks. Contributions by Ari Huhtala and Maria Jose Pacha, CDKN.

See highlights of CDKN's work at Habitat 3 In Quito, Ecuador from 17-20 October 2016, UN Habitat convened its first global gathering in 20 years. Governments agreed the New Urban Agenda, which aims to set a roadmap for sustainable and safe cities. Catch some of the action from CDKN's events at Habitat 3.

CDKN Private Sector Learning Event in India PROJECT: CDKN Private Sector Learning Event in India

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