Announcing the winners of the Knowledge into Use Awards The Resilience Evidence Coalition are excited to announce the winners of the Knowledge into Use Awards 2024. The awards celebrate innovative projects that are transforming communities through the practical application of climate resilience knowledge. Each winner received a prize of 100,000 Swedish Krona and support in showcasing their work.

Launch of CDKN in Senegal seeks to accelerate inclusive climate action On the 16th July 2024, the CDKN programme was officially launched in Senegal, the first francophone country to join the programme in its third phase. Senegal joins Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Namibia as the fifth focal country in Africa, and will be led by ENDA ENERGIE.

Tribute to CDKN's Ritu Thakur The staff of CDKN announce with great sadness the loss of our friend and colleague Ritu Thakur. Ritu was an integral part of CDKN, working with ICLEI South Asia from 2010 and CDKN since 2018. Although shocked by her passing, the CDKN team celebrates Ritu’s contributions to our lives.

CDKN Ghana implements Climate Activists Programme to empower young people to take climate action In an effort to enhance the capacity of young people, the CDKN Ghana programme implemented the Climate Activists Programme (CAP), a six-week learning and skills building initiative centred on climate activism and eco-entrepreneurship across the country.

The (ongoing) journey to the ‘All hands on deck’ card experience CDKN’s Learning Lead, Lucia Scodanibbio, describes the evolution of the knowledge brokering reflection cards that have been developed to facilitate more dynamic, playful meetings that yet focus on serious issues.

Intersecting realities: Four approaches to making locally-led adaptation more inclusive A recent peer learning session at the Community-Based Adaptation conference (CBA18) in Arusha discussed the question, what does locally-led adaptation look like when intersectionality is intentionally considered part of an intervention? Read the key takeaways from the discussion.

Inclusive conversations: Pioneering a human rights-based approach to biodiversity and climate action CDKN is co-convening a 3-part dialogue series on pioneering a human-rights based approach (HRBA) to biodiversity and climate action together with BES-Net, Swedbio, Soka Gakkai International and the Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network (Focali).

From frost to flow: An exemplary community-led initiative for water supply in Ladakh, India Damini Rathore of ICLEI South Asia highlights the success of a pilot project to supply water to remote areas in Ladakh, India during winter. The initiative sets an example for how to provide a constant water supply and has established the critical role of smart water management systems.

Opportunity: Apply for the 2024 Knowledge-into-Use awards Applications are now open for the Knowledge-into-Use awards, hosted by the Resilience Evidence Coalition. This prestigious award recognises innovative and creative approaches to capturing and presenting resilience knowledge and evidence. Apply by 26 May 2024.

Africa is painted grey: Building Africa’s evidence base of readily available data Guy Rudolph from CDKN and Charles Tonui from ARIN discuss the importance of gathering locally-relevant data and using it to inform national, regional and even global processes. With adequate data, local organisations can produce the evidence required to justify funding from global climate finance organisations, and begin accurately painting the continent.

Opportunity: REDAA's grant call for restoration programmes in Africa and Asia Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) is now inviting proposals for locally led, multi-locational research-to-action restoration programmes spanning across Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. In this second REDAA grant call, up to nine programme grants ranging from £1,000,000 to £1,500,000 will be awarded to the best proposals.

Four ecosystem-based adaptation projects with a social and gender perspective begin in Latin America Four CDKN-supported Knowledge-to-Action (K2A) projects began activities recently, two in Colombia and two in Ecuador. These K2A projects are part of a small grants programme (US$ 50,000 per project) that aim to sustainably protect natural resources in these countries while considering the effects of climate change and promoting ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and gender and social inclusion.