Themes: Climate change mitigation

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Themes: Climate change mitigation

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10th July 2017
REPORT: Global NDC Conference 2017: Full report now available The ‘Global NDC Conference 2017: integrated governance, finance and transparency for delivering climate goals’ took place in Berlin, Germany, from 2 – 6 May 2017. Download the full report from the Conference, featuring key messages and detailed information on Conference plenary and breakout sessions.
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7th July 2017
Inside Story: Catalysing energy efficiency in small and medium-sized enterprises in priority sectors in Peru This Inside Story draws out lessons from a CDKN project which focused on the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market in Peru, aiming to develop a broader understanding of the key actors, structure and dynamics of the current energy market.
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7th July 2017
Outlook: Kenya Special Edition This Outlook newsletter explores how CDKN has supported climate compatible development in Kenya and features news of the new CDKN office in Kenya. It also discusses state-of-the-art climate science, mobilising finance for climate action and working with Kenya’s private sector.
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4th July 2017
REPORT: 10 propositions for success: Integrating international climate change commitments into national development planning This report examines how to support the successful integration of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into national development planning. The paper develops a set of ten propositions towards securing this objective.
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30th June 2017
CDKN Annual Report 2017 Throughout 2017, we provided guidance on the implementation of NDCs, integrating climate actions into economic sectors and supported access to finance from both public and private sources. In our Annual Report, we highlight key results from these projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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23rd June 2017
WORKING PAPER: Understanding ‘bankability’ and unlocking climate finance for climate compatible development This working paper focuses on understanding the concept of ‘bankability’ in support of the development of quality climate project proposals – to assist countries’ access to international climate finance.
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8th June 2017
POLICY BRIEF: Climate-smart agriculture in Nepal Adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector is a major challenge for Nepal. This briefing synthesises research, field testing and policy work supported by CDKN to explore the options for more climate-smart agriculture in the country.
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7th June 2017
Making climate compatible development happen Fiona Nunan draws out key lessons from her edited book 'Making Climate Compatible Development Happen', published with Routledge and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network.
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Climate-proofing water investment in the Caribbean

The purpose of this project was to mainstream climate compatible development into core decision making and implementa

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Colombia green bond market development

The purpose of this project was to support and prepare the Climate Finance Committee of the National Climate Change System to take a leadership role in the development of a green bonds market in Colombia and to prepare the ground for the issuance of demonstration green bonds in the country, and through this achieve the key first steps in implementing Colombia's national climate finance strategy.

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Promoting regional dialogue around the adaptation-based-mitigation approach in El Salvador

The project’s long term goal and ambition is to strengthen the resilience and adaptive capacity of the region’s communities in addition to enhancing their livelihoods and development opportunities by promoting Mitigation based adaptation (MbA) as a new framework for action.

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7th May 2017
What makes a LEDS leader? Reflections from the Global NDC Conference 2017 Mairi Dupar reports from the Global NDC Conference 2017 in Berlin, 2-6 May. and reflects on the some of the human qualities shared by the 'climate champions' who are now delivering Nationally Determined Contributions in their countries.