OPINION: What challenges does glacier retreat pose for Peru?
Karen Price Rios, from CARE Peru, responds to the IPCC 'Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate' with insights on the effects of glacier melt in Peru. [more...]
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OPINION: How to avoid turning Peru’s capital back into a desert
Belén Desmaisón, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, analyses water stress in Peru’s coastal towns with a focus on Lima, where 75% of the water supply comes from the Andean glaciers. These glaciers, as detailed in the IPCC Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere, are currently disappearing. [more...]
FEATURE: Developing climate smart grain value chains in East Africa
Climate change impacts the entire grain value chain, from crop to customer, and solutions need to be tailored for each stakeholder group. That’s why CDKN and the East African Grain Council have joined forces to enhance the use of climate-smart information in the grain sector. Revocatus Twinomuhangi, Guy Rudolph and Edna Odhiambo report. [more...]
FEATURE: Towards sustainable waste management – Experience from Udaipur, India
Poor solid waste management can drive up greenhouse gas emissions such as methane; while poor waste disposal practices can clog waterways, which worsens flooding during periods of intense rain. ICLEI is helping Indian municipalities to manage waste better. – together with creating cleaner, healthier, more liveable cities. Ritu Thakur reports. [more...]
CDKN Resources
REPORT: Contributions of the Climate-Resilient cities in Latin America Initiative
This report shares the main findings, solutions and lessons learned from the process from the Climate Resilient Cities Initiative, that concentrated on 13 cities from Latin America. [more]…
INSIDE STORY: Action on climate vulnerability - Lessons from Quito
The city of Quito is a good example of how climate vulnerability information can feed into the policy cycle and be translated into meaningful actions on the ground. Now translated from its Spanish original, you can read this 'Inside Story on climate compatible development' in English. [more]…
Resources from our partners
A 1.5°C warmer world: A guide for policy-makers and practitioners
http://www.braced.org/resources/i/A-15-warmer-world-A-guide-for-policy-makers-and-practitioners/
This guide aims to make the findings of the IPCC's special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C accessible to practitioners and policy-makers working at global and regional scales. It provides an interpretation of the findings with a focus on the adaptation implications.
Tracing back to move ahead: a review of development pathways that constrain adaptation futures
http://www.assar.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/138/One_page_summaries/Gajjar%2C%20Singh%20%26%20Deshpande%20%282018%29%20TRACING%20BACK%20TO%20MOVE%20AHEAD.pdf
This paper assesses urbanisation in Bangalore, and India's agricultural policies, and identifies triggers of change in local and regional development that have led to adaptation-constrained spaces.
