NEWS: New CDKN podcast on building climate resilience through microfinance
CDKN has launched a new podcast series which looks at innovative, effective, accessible, and convenient ways of delivering emerging themes within climate finance [more...]
Adaptation & resilience
Latest stories
FEATURE: Citizen-led groups support inclusive adaptation to climate change
Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Chair of the Weather Chasers Group in Malawi, sees how the group has developed into an energetic, dynamic force for environmental protection in the country and is part of a larger civil society movement for positive change. [more...]
FEATURE: Nature for recovery and resilience
Alex McNamara, Water Lead of National Business Initiative (NBI), South Africa says that valuing the natural environment and its contribution to economies and societies is a sure way to improve climate [more...]
FEATURE: Applying nature-based solutions system-wide offers great potential for adaptation
Professor Sosten Chiotha shares his vision of holistic, sustainable adaptation to climate change - based on years of experience in his native Malawi. This is one of a series of blogs highlighting potential for 'accelerated adaptation in Africa' in the run-up to the Climate Adaptation Summit, January 2021. [more...]
CDKN Resources
INSIDE STORY: Rural Ethiopian women diversify livelihoods and boost entire communities’ climate resilience
The Market Approaches to Resilience (MAR) project extended credit and savings facilities to communities in remote rural areas of Ethiopia, providing them with the means to diversify their assets and livelihoods. This helped to buffer them from climate-related stresses and shocks. This 'Inside Story' case study tells the story of what happened. [more]…
GRAPHIC: What does global warming of 1.5 degrees mean for Namibia?
As part of the CDKN-funded project, Strengthening regional climate change governance through integrating gender-responsive climate action, the University of Namibia team have produced a graphic harvest on what global warming of 1.5°C means for Namibia. [more]…
Resources from our partners
Reducing gender inequality in urban water management in Nepal
http://www.sias-southasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Policy-brief-gender-July-2020.pdf
This brief is based on the analysis of water policies, as well as the narratives of men and women involved in drinking water management practices.
