Themes: Green growth

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Themes: Green growth

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Fostering LEDS LAC and CDKN partnership

As co-convenor of the Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) Secretariat, CDKN is resp

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Business competitiveness, green growth and climate change in Colombia

The Colombian National Development Plan of 2014-2018 incorporates a “Green Growth” approach as one of six priority areas for economic development. This is aligned with the entry process for the OECD, and Colombia’s accession is expected to trigger an added impetus in attempts to meet mitigation and adaption goals agreed as part of the Paris Agreement (COP21).

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21st December 2016
No excuses on clean energy There can be no more excuses for clean energy solutions designed solely to reduce emissions. It is time to talk, highlight and realise other socio-economic benefits, such as green employment and health - say Aditi Paul and Mihir Bhatt of CDKN India.
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30th November 2016
From Paris to Marrakech - how Rwanda became a model for climate action With the Paris Agreement entering into force, the world is turning its focus to climate action. The successful amendment of the Montreal Protocol in Kigali and Rwanda’s approach to climate action are examples the world can learn from when addressing the challenge of a warming planet. David Toovey, communications advisor, Rwanda's Green Fund takes a closer look.
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16th November 2016
How can the private sector deliver climate compatible development - Outlook for Colombia Simon Maxwell, Executive Chairman of CDKN, was the keynote speaker at the Annual Forum on Competitiveness that took place in Bogotá, Colombia on 9th November 2016. He spoke on how the private sector could contribute to delivering climate compatible development in Colombia while enhancing its future competitiveness.
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16th November 2016
REPORT: How can Bangladesh's private sector engage with the Green Climate Fund? This report provides a snapshot of how the private sector in Bangladesh can engage with the Green Climate Fund to help climate-relevant programmes.
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23rd October 2016
The New Urban Agenda: What's in it for developing cities? The New Urban Agenda sets out priorities for achieving more sustainable cities and was adopted by governments at Habitat 3 in Quito. CDKN’s Mairi Dupar scrutinises the 24-page Agenda, assesses its relevance for climate action in cities and gives it only partial marks. Contributions by Ari Huhtala and Maria Jose Pacha, CDKN.
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20th October 2016
See highlights of CDKN's work at Habitat 3 In Quito, Ecuador from 17-20 October 2016, UN Habitat convened its first global gathering in 20 years. Governments agreed the New Urban Agenda, which aims to set a roadmap for sustainable and safe cities. Catch some of the action from CDKN's events at Habitat 3.
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5th August 2016
The Water-Energy-Food nexus: Insights from Amazonia Helen Bellfield and David Sabogal of the Global Canopy Programme look at how human needs for water, food and energy create a nexus of demands on natural resources in Amazonia and they draw lessons from the CDKN-backed Amazonia Security Agenda project.
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4th August 2016
POLICY BRIEF: Improving sustainable commodity supply chains in Amazonia This policy brief looks at new methods of decoupling the agricultural commodity supply chains from deforestation in Amazonia.
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4th August 2016
POLICY BRIEF: Amazonia security agenda This policy brief assesses the Amazonia security agenda and policy coherence in Brazil, Colombia and Peru using a water-energy-food nexus approach.
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3rd August 2016
Where does Bangladesh climate policy go, after Paris? CDKN's Miren Gutierrez investigates the development trade-offs under hot discussion in Bangladesh as the country contemplates delivering its national climate commitments, following the Paris conference (COP21).