INSIDE STORY: 'Watershared' - Adaptation, mitigation, watershed protection and economic development in Latin America
This new Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development by Nigel Asquith of Natura Bolivia describes how reciprocal watershed agreements – otherwise known as 'Watershared agreements' – are simple, grassroots versions of incentive-based conservation that help upper watershed forest and land managers to sustainably manage their forest and water resources to benefit both themselves and downstream water users, contributing to climate compatible development.
Exploring the many benefits of low carbon urban transport
A new series from LEDS GP highlights the social and economic benefits of low carbon urban transport - from job creation and saved time and money, to fighting poverty, and achieving safer roads and cleaner air.
After Paris: Developing countries look first to their own resources to deliver agreement
How are developing countries responding to the high ambitions in the Paris climate agreement? CDKN’s Sam Bickersteth and Mairi Dupar report on the diverse perspectives among countries where CDKN is supporting national climate plans and their delivery: includes insights from India, Ethiopia and more.
Clean energy without currency risk
Harald Hirschhofer of TCX says that foreign exchange risks have caused a hurdle to rolling out renewable energy technologies in some countries. But now development finance institutions are helping firms manage the risk and expand their operations.
News
20th January 2016
Cartagena: Thriving in the face of climate change
A CDKN-commissioned film highlights how Cartagena’s communities, public and private leaders understand the challenge of developing Cartagena to deal with the current and future impacts of climate change. See Cartagena from a bird's eye, and ground-level view as never before.
Feature
9th December 2015
Climate change - bring in the marketing specialists
Christina Elvers and Chris Webb report on the hot debates about food consumption on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Paris - and find that the conversation currently lacks the expertise of consumer marketing specialists.
Feature
5th December 2015
Participants in Development and Climate Days focus on ‘bold action needed now’
Some 200 people gathered in Paris today for the 13th annual Development and Climate Days to debate how to achieve ‘Zero Poverty, Zero Emissions.’ Discussions at this practitioner-led event centred on the need for bold and immediate action to tackle the challenges of climate impacts on the poor and to seize the opportunities presented by climate compatible development.