Ecosystem-based adaptation is listed in the Durban Adaptation Charter as a priority action for local and sub-national governments. This project brings together urban practitioners, policy makers and the scientific community/leading thinkers to draft a “framework” for smart decision-making criteria around Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and ecosystems management for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
This project will provide an innovative platform for dialogue on climate risk management among actors along the Ugandan coffee value chain, from production to export. The overall goal is to support the mainstreaming of climate risks into agriculture value chains in Uganda to promote the sustainable and equitable growth.
Harnessing ‘pedal power’ to promote sustainable urban tourism in Chiang Mai
The challenge for many countries is how to foster tourism while avoiding negative environmental effects, including increased GHG emissions. A new policy brief examines the potential for non-motorised transport in Chiang Mai, one of Thailand’s tourism ‘hotspots’.
Feature
10th February 2013
Can the green economy save us?
In an article for the Dawn newspaper in Pakistan, Rina Saeed Khan reflects following a vist by Barbara Unmuessig, the President of the Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS), on the potential of a 'green economy' in Pakistan
CDKN is working on a range of initiatives to share learning from our programme to date. One of these is an initiative to capture and synthesise lessons learned from our work at the sub-national level in developing countries.
Outlook : Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Special Edition
The January 2013 edition of the CDKN Newsletter focuses on Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) and the work CDKN is undertaking with its partners in Central America, Togo, Cameroon, Southeast Asia and India.
