Advancing equitable ecosystem-based adaptation work: Reflections from COP16
Following a busy COP16, CDKN’s Thematic Leads on Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Finance reflect on what they see as the key outcomes, concerns and next steps for advancing more equitable ecosystem-based adaptation work from local to global levels.
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30th October 2024
Harnessing ecosystem-based adaptation to drive progress towards global targets
Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA), a collaborative network of over 100 organisations dedicated to advancing the awareness and uptake of ecosystem-based approaches in global adaptation and resilience efforts, has launched a pivotal report at COP26 in Cali.
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22nd October 2024
Democratising knowledge for transformative climate action
Making knowledge systems more diverse to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders and audiences has been at the forefront of the climate change conversations, especially for adaptation. This blog explores how knowledge brokering could be co-created in an inclusive and innovative manner for resilience building at the local level.
CDKN’s Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) work enhances knowledge and promotes Southern-led leadership on how ecosystem-based approaches for climate adaptation can be implemented in ways that are gender equitable and socially just, leading to positive outcomes for people and nature.
The Namibia programme aims to improve access to climate finance for locally-led adaptation, and amplify the impact of Namibian researchers as they contribute to climate policy and global scientific data that forms the basis for climate action in Africa.
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6th August 2024
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.
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20th May 2024
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.
News
20th May 2024
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.
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17th 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.
