Under this project, CDKN supported the Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan (GoP) in building its capacity to plan and develop its INDC for submission to the UNFCCC.
The project aims to enhance understanding of the public and private sectors in Punjab, Pakistan regarding the potential role of renewable energy based solutions and NAMA as a policy tool in meeting industrial energy needs.
This project sought to develop the first plan of climate change and green growth in Colombia, focusing on Eastern Antioquia.
Feature
27th February 2015
Geraldine paints her vision of Cartagena in 2040 - in a changing climate
Claudia Martinez, CDKN's Country Engagement Leader for Colombia, speaks with 15-year-old Cartagena resident Geraldine Padilla about her vision of the city in 25 years’ time. Geraldine was part of a city-wide painting contest to celebrate Plan4C, the climate change adaptation plan supported by CDKN.
Feature
11th February 2015
Fiscal policies support climate compatible development
Fiscal policies play an important role in guiding investment decisions towards low emission and climate resilient options, report Sam Bickersteth and Ari Huhtala from the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Annual Conference.
News
2nd February 2015
Urban agriculture and forestry show promise for climate compatible development
Marielle Dubbeling of the RUAF Foundation highlights how urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry could contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as development. Read her insights from Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rosario, Argentina.
Rwanda chooses environment and prosperity
Development need not be at the expense of the environment, says President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch the full discussion here.
Clarifying intent: Key principles for preparing INDCs
Ali Cambray, Kiran Sura and Pippa Heylings of CDKN assess some of the key requirements for Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which are to be debated at the UNFCCC's COP20 in Lima next month.
Event
9th November 2014
Outreach for the IPCC's AR5 at the LEDS Asia Forum, November 2014
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) invite you to the Launch of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report at the start of the LEDS Asia Forum on 10 November 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Feature
5th November 2014
The seed of change
Mathieu Lacoste, CDKN Latin America, looks at the potential of young people to build the resilience of their communities to climate shocks, and how they should be factored into policies of the future.
