Can the green economy save us?
In an article for the Dawn newspaper in Pakistan, Rina Saeed Khan reflects following a vist by Barbara Unmuessig, the President of the Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS), on the potential of a 'green economy' in Pakistan
Feature
8th February 2013
Climate Finance Advisory Service FAQs
We answer questions on our Climate Finance Advisory Service (CFAS), which provides guidance to decision-makers in the most climate vulnerable countries to help them effectively participate in global climate finance negotiations.
If we know it works, why not do it?
Katie Harris from the Overseas Development Institute asks why such a small percentage of funding given to those in developing countries is spent on disaster preparedness, especially when the sums needed for emergency response following natural disasters have been climbing.
World ignores disasters in southern Africa
Katharine Vincent and Tracy Cull provide news of the heavy rains and floods currently blighting Mozambique and ask why is it receiving so little media coverage?
Event
1st February 2013
Join CDKN at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
CDKN is hosting, together with the Asia LEDS Partnership, an open session at the Dehli Sustainable Development Summit on ‘Learning from Green Growth Initiatives in Asia’ on Sat 2nd Feb.
Feature
25th January 2013
Lessons from Bangladesh for a post-Sandy New York
Dr Saleemul Huq – senior fellow in IIED’s climate change group – spoke at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies/Columbia University in New York City about the lessons US cities can learn from Bangladesh as they adapt to climate change.
Event
25th January 2013
All that glitters - what next for climate finance?
Join CDKN and Alertnet in a debate with experts on the state of climate finance - and how to make climate finance work for the poorest, today at 13:00 GMT.
Feature
24th January 2013
Taking a holistic approach could help resolve water woes
Laos-based Paul Pavelic, Senior Researcher in Hydrogeology for the International Water Management Institute, reviews CDKN’s publication Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters in the Water Sector: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report
Feature
21st January 2013
Integrating climate migration into Latin American regional forums
Although migrations related to environment and climate change have been mentioned by some organizations of Latin America, the most important and deep approach to this subject comes from civil society regional forums.