Action Lab to take on Ugandan climate issues
CDKN will co-host an Action Lab with the Netherlands Embassy in Kampala, Uganda to discuss climate smart dairy and livestock value chains and how to strengthen the resilience of migrants to environmental shocks and climate change.
Feature
9th September 2016
What prospect for NAMAs to finance climate action in Asia?
CDKN's Syed Muhammad Abubakar highlights CDKN’s efforts to assess Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) as a tool to support renewable energy solutions for Sialkot, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Integrating resilience into infrastructure – a wicked problem
Climate change is an opportunity for governments to put into place long overdue policies and practices around infrastructure--says CDKN Africa’s Dr Shehnaaz Moosa, who spoke at World Water Week.
Why social inclusion matters for green growth
In the run-up to Global Green Growth Week 2016, Andrew Norton, Director of IIED, outlines why social inclusion is critical to achieving green growth. The gap between the rich and poor is widening and green growth won't happen if the poor are 'left behind'.
Event
31st August 2016
Climate Knowledge Brokers Workshop 2016
Register by 2 September for your place at the Climate Knowledge Brokers Workshop 2016 in Golden, Colorado! Come to the workshop to work; to share; to think. No powerpoints allowed at this interactive event.
Join CDKN and the Climate Knowledge Brokers at Green Growth Week 2016
Join CDKN and the Climate Knowledge Brokers at the Global Green Growth Week 2016 to talk about 'Linking climate knowledge to green growth' and 'Ten things to know: gender equality and achieving climate goals'.
Event
24th August 2016
Mainstreaming climate resilient infrastructure
How do we ensure that we are not promoting climate resilient poverty and how do we ensure robust decision-making in planning for and implementing water infrastructure that takes into account climate resilience? These are some of the questions panelists will be discussing at CDKN's official side event at this year's World Water Week in Stockholm.
Feature
24th August 2016
Coping with heatwaves
CDKN is supporting stakeholders to develop a heatwave management plan for Karachi, Pakistan. Syed Muhammad Abubakar, Knowledge Officer for CDKN Asia, highlights how this project will initiate a process at the local level.