Special Report SREX is presented in Sao Paulo-Brazil
The workshop aims to disseminate scientific information on the possible impact of the risks of extreme climate events and other related disasters, as well as the options for managing these impacts, specifically in South and Central America.
Presentation of the "Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias"
The “Guidelines for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cartagena de Indias” provides decision makers and civil society actors with adaptation planning tools to set Cartagena on a path toward addressing its vulnerabilities to climate change while offering an opportunity to strengthen its competitiveness
Feature
30th July 2012
Getting to grips with the complexities of climate change
In the first piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights the challenges East African journalists face when reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an eight-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.
Feature
24th July 2012
Bold new approach to climate adaptation in rural Uganda
The CDKN-supported project Action for Climate Change Resilience in Africa (ACCRA) brightens prospects for remote communities in Uganda, as World Vision’s Margaret Barihaihi reports.
News
19th July 2012
CDKN's 'Inside stories on climate compatible development'
CDKN's ‘Inside stories on climate compatible development’ explore developing countries' practical experiences in designing and delivering climate-smart policies. The series captures insights from countries as diverse as Grenada and Tanzania, Mexico and China - and many more in between.
Feature
17th July 2012
Economics of climate change in South Asia
CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn and Ram Chandra Khanal report from Asian Development Bank (ADB) workshops on the Economics of Climate Change held across South Asia in July where they showcased lessons from CDKN’s work in Nepal.
In conversation with Daniele Cesano, Redeh
In conversation with Daniele Cesano of Redeh. Daniele talks to CDKN about the lessons learned from the January 2011 Rio landslides and heavy rains.
Feature
25th June 2012
Resources and opinion from Rio+20
All the videos, opinion and resources from CDKN's participation in the Rio+20 conference in Brazil.
How can a mobile phone app help Indian farmers adapt to climate change?
Mobile communications are growing, and nowhere more so than in the developing world. Reframing Rio, an ambitious media education project, is following five young digital entrepreneurs as they investigate how a mobile phone app could provide a vital tool for communities struggling with the impacts of climate change.