What’s coming up for climate finance in 2022? Key updates from the UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance Emma Baker, Samson Mbewe and Lisa McNamara report from the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, held on 22nd and 23rd March 2022

Sustainable solutions are key to building a water-secure future Tikender Singh Panwar, former Deputy Mayor of Shimla city, Himachal Pradesh, India, joins CDKN as a guest blogger in celebration of the World Water Forum.

Close gender gaps and make Covid-19 recovery policies truly ‘green’    Spending plans for Covid-19 economic recovery provide a major opportunity to promote gender equality and environmental sustainability. Leading experts from Bolivia, Malawi, Nepal and Senegal shared their visions for change.

CDKN at Gobeshona Global Conference 2022 CDKN will be holding three online side events at the annual Gobeshona Conference on Locally Led Adaption (LLA), hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD).

Webinar: South-South exchange on green bonds The Asia LEDS Partnership and Africa LEDS Partnership, in collaboration with CDKN, are hosting a South-South exchange on the growth of green bonds markets and overcoming challenges in Africa and Asia.

Register today: Empowering women in the green economic recovery from Covid-19 Register today for a side event of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) on 21 March, which will explore: how can Covid-19 economic recovery measures boost women’s economic empowerment? Featuring speakers from Bolivia, Malawi and Senegal.

Climate change is causing havoc worldwide: We can still limit the damage The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s new report warns that climate change is already causing widespread losses and damages worldwide. Its alarming findings are cause for grave concern – but the report is also clear on actions everyone must take.

IPCC produces strongest-ever assessment of African climate evidence The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report AR6 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, released today, provides the strongest-ever assessment of evidence on how climate change is impacting the African continent. 

Webinar: Guide to strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects CDKN, SSN and WEDO have produced a new guide for climate finance project planners. Watch the webinar from 8 March 2022 where the report's authors, interviewees and experts discussed key findings and recommendations.

Shifting narratives and practices to achieve gender just climate transitions CDKN has partnered with UNRISD and IDRC on a virtual side event at the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women on 15 March 2022.

African world heritage sites threatened by sea level rise 'to triple by 2050’ Three times as many sites of sacred value, scientific wonder and natural splendour across Africa could face risks from human-caused climate change by the middle of the century, a study in Nature Climate Change reveals.

Economic recovery from Covid-19: Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa Governments seek to return to pre-Covid levels of economic activity, and there is much discussion on how to build back ‘greener’. Lauren Hermanus looks at what is happening to achieve a green Covid recovery, and what is missing from current plans.