Themes: Green growth

Themes: Green growth

News
23rd July 2014
The road to low-emissions development - Peru's PlanCC identifies more than 70 mitigation options Jorge Villanueva of CDKN reports on the completion of a major climate planning exercise by the Government of Peru, which was co-funded by CDKN.
News
16th July 2014
CDKN launches new resource pack to communicate key findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report Introducing CDKN’s new resource pack ‘The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for developing countries?’ which launches online today with an initial focus on Africa and South Asia.
Resource
15th July 2014
Report : Sustainable energy for whom? Governing pro-poor, low carbon pathways to development: Lessons from solar PV in Kenya This paper analyses the evolution of the Kenyan photovoltaics (PV) market using a combination of insights from innovation studies, socio-technical transitions theory and the STEPS pathways approach.
Resource
15th July 2014
Policy Brief : Low carbon energy and development in low-income countries: Policy lessons from a study of the off-grid photovoltaics sector in Kenya This briefing summarises key policy lessons from historical research explaining the success of the market for off-grid photovoltaics (PV) in Kenya.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Adaptation plan for the Colombian transport sector

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and other actors in the transport sector to incorporate adaptation to climate change in the new road infrastructure’s agenda.

Feature
21st May 2014
Climate proofing energy services in West Africa Maryse Labriet from HELIO talks to CDKN about the recent findings from the TIPEE energy assesments in West Africa, and what this means for climate resilience in the region.
News
20th May 2014
Colombian delegates prepare for Lima Conference of the Parties CDKN and the UK sustainability consultancy Ricardo-AEA are running a three-day negotiator training workshop in Colombia between 21st-23rd May 2014.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Kenya’s geothermal NAMA

The Government of Kenya has submitted an ambitious NAMA proposal to the UNFCCC registry. This project supported the Government in implementing the NAMA.

Feature
28th April 2014
Finance for local level adaptation Sam Bickersteth, CDKN's Chief Executive, spoke at the opening plenary of the eighth Community-Based Adaptation conference (CBA8) in Kathmandu, Nepal on 27 April. Here are his opening remarks.
Feature
22nd April 2014
Market forces not the main driver of solar technology uptake in Kenya Julia Day, of the STEPS Centre, gets to the heart of Kenya’s growing off-grid lighting market and what policy-makers can learn from its successes.
Feature
31st March 2014
Let's respond to the IPCC’s latest report with inspired action Sam Bickersteth and Mairi Dupar of CDKN respond to the IPCC’s Working Group II report on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation.
Event
18th March 2014
Join CDKN to discuss climate change and poverty at World Urban Forum CDKN will host an event during the upcoming World Urban Forum on“Tackling Climate Change and Poverty in Cities: Lessons from CDKN.” Join us on April 10, 2014 in Medellin, Colombia.