Themes: Adaptation and resilience

Themes: Adaptation and resilience

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6th September 2011
Climate change and the post-2015 poverty agenda Policy-makers looking beyond the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets of 2015 cannot afford to ignore climate change, says Lucy Scott of Overseas Development Institute. Meanwhile, climate negotiators must seek ways to address poverty more effectively through climate change interventions.
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31st August 2011
“The field visit that opened my eyes” James Bataze, Senior Meteorologist, Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda, talks about his field visit to the CDKN-supported ACCRA project and how it turned out to be “one of the most incredible and unforgettable of my life".
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Project : Promoting climate change adaptation policies - a pilot approach from semi-arid northeast Brazil

CDKN's Action Lab Innovation Fund is supporting a project entitled "Promoting climate change adaptation policies through the integration of multi-stakeholder dialogues and research-led initiatives – a pilot approach from the semi-arid region of northeast Brazil."

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Project : Assessing Quito's vulnerability to climate change

Using reliable and verifiable information, this project aims to assess the vulnerability of ecosystems, people and their livelihoods, within the city of Quito, Ecuador, to climate change. The information gathered will underpin an adaptation programme aimed at helping Quito become more resilient.

Resource
26th August 2011
Smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate change and conservation agriculture: evidence from Zambia Smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate change and conservation agriculture: evidence from Zambia
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1st August 2011
Call for expressions of interest - adaptation interventions and policy options for the climate change induced displaced people of Bangladesh This global call for expressions of interest focuses on the current and predicted trajectory of climate induced migration and its consequences to ensure sustainable development planning and implementation in Bangladesh.
Feature
9th July 2011
Investing in adaptation is good for business Guest author Samantha Putt del Pino and collaborators report how investing in climate adaptation makes good business sense. They consider how developing country governments can engage private investors in building resilience to climate change.
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27th June 2011
CDKN interviews Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank CDKN talks to Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank, about the need to share knowledge to stay at the cutting edge of climate compatible development.
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23rd June 2011
UN - Companies struggle with climate adaptation planning Companies are finding it difficult to fully incorporate measures of climate risks into their strategy and operations, according to a report by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute.
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Completed
Project : Development of an implementation plan for a regional framework for achieving development resilient to climate change

18 CARICOM leaders endorsed the Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change in July

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1st April 2011
Postcard from Dhaka - Community-based adaptation demands to be heard For a number of years, community-based adaptation has focused on a relatively small number of isolated projects. But if CBA it is to make more of a splash, it’s going to have to ‘scale up’. This was the theme of the fifth conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA5) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at the end of March. CDKN's Lindsey Jones reports back.
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Project : Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA): Helping policy-makers understand rural adaptation

The Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) has developed the Local Adaptive Capacity framework (LAC), to frame its research. CDKN is funding ACCRA over a 6-month period to July 2011 to help it undertake deeper engagement with country governments and policy-makers.