Rwanda chooses environment and prosperity
Development need not be at the expense of the environment, says President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch the full discussion here.
Feature
26th January 2015
A journey to resilience - ten years after the Asian tsunami
Mihir Bhatt visited 15 communities he had worked with ten years ago when the devastating Asian tsunami hit. Here he reflects on what lessons communities and policy-makers have learned from the tsunami tragedy – and how that experience has helped them to prepare for climate-related disasters.
Event
26th January 2015
Learning from CDKN’s city experience
CDKN presents a webinar on the effect of extreme heat on public health, examining the implementation of Ahmedabad's Heat Action Plan. The webinar will take place on 3 February.
Feature
26th January 2015
Adapting to flood and fire in Quito, Ecuador
Quito faces great challenges in adapting to climate change. How is the highest capital city in the world faring? After about five years of implementation, the Quito Strategy for Climate Change is starting to pay some dividends, reports Miren Gutierrez of CDKN.
How to price carbon in good times… and bad
Dr Baran Doda explains the findings of his latest report, ‘How to price carbon in good times… and bad’ published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and sponsored by the Global Green Growth Institute.
News
12th January 2015
Plan to 'future proof' Bangalore's water and sanitation sector
A new action plan has been published outlining an integrated set of actions to address the current and future development and climate risks facing the growing city of Bangalore in India.
A new look at La Paz
Sam Bickersteth, CDKN's Chief Executive, finds promise in the 'green shoots' of city-level climate action in Bolivia, which could catalyse broader moves toward sustainability.