Lessons learned from developing a climate master’s programme
How did 23 academics from six universities across five countries develop a master's curriculum in climate change within twelve months? We look at the lessons learned from this ambitious task.
Resource
18th July 2016
Policy Brief : Learning from an African capacity development programme
A new Learning Brief reviews how the Water, Climate and Development Programme for Africa (WACDEP) managed to build capacity for climate-resilient development, with CDKN's support, and considers how such programmes could be improved in the future.
Feature
3rd June 2016
Seeking capacity development results
How can capacity development best be organised to generate good results? Klas Sandström of Niras looks at a CDKN-supported water project where over 130 professionals increased their capacity in climate resilient planning and a Pan-Africa network in climate adaptation work was established.
Mass media plays a critical role in shaping public opinion, and is indispensable in reaching out to the public. This CDKN project aims to support African journalists in covering climate change related stories and the position of the African Group of Negotiators.
The project looked to identify, prioritise, develop and implement adaptation measures that help reduce the climate vulnerability of natural and anthropic attributes to the population of the Metropolitan District of Quito
Feature
19th November 2014
Why train journalists on climate change?
Following the IPCC AR5 outreach events, which included the training of journalists, CDKN Africa’s Claire Mathieson argues that the media has an ethical obligation to report on climate change wherever possible – even in ‘unrelated’ stories.
News
22nd August 2014
Ethiopia engages with the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Outreach event in Ethiopia provides an opportunity to directly engage with policy makers on the government’s ambitious Climate Resilience Green Economy strategy as well as what the recent AR5 will mean for the country.
Journalists in East Africa face significant challenges to reporting on issues related to climate change including a l
Feature
6th January 2014
Risk and adaptation tool to help Caribbean water managers
The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation tool (CCORAL) provides an online support system for climate-resilient decision-making. Now it is being developed specifically to help water managers. Pati Leon reports.
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) has been commissioned by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to communicate the findings of IPCC AR5 to decision-makers in developing countries.
The purpose of this initiative was to provide Latin American and Caribbean decision-makers reliable and relevant information on key aspects of climate compatible development and disaster risk management.
