Climate Knowledge Brokers Manifesto launched
The Climate Knowledge Brokers Group, made up of major international organisations, has issued a call for strong and coordinated communications initiatives to support action on climate change.
Event
17th September 2015
Knowledge for climate action - a manifesto for change
Join us in person or by livestream online today as the Climate Knowledge Brokers Group launches a 'Manifesto' to call for joined up action to meet the massive climate knowledge challenges ahead. The 'Manifesto' will set out key principles for how climate knowledge brokers can have greater impact and help turn knowledge into action. Livestream starts 10.30am UK time.
Feature
4th September 2015
How to help people find the right climate information - at the right time
Tim Woods of Green Ink reports on a gathering of the Climate Knowledge Brokers Group to road-test the forthcoming ‘Manifesto’ on climate knowledge. Read the highlights of the event and get a preview of the themes of the Manifesto - which will be launched on 17 September.
News
10th July 2015
Call for proposals: Adaptation Futures 2016
The Adaptation Futures 2016 conference organisers have launched their call for proposals for the conference, which will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands in May 2016. The deadline for submissions is October 2015.
Feature
25th June 2015
Plugging in to the climate knowledge grid
Tim Woods of Green Ink filed this report from the Climate Knowledge Brokers’ (CKB) Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark this week.
Feature
25th June 2015
Learning about climate compatible development - share with us
Juliane Nier and Rachel Phillips reflect on the UK International Climate Fund's Learning for Change Dialogue and present ideas for others to use. Please share your own ideas on learning with us.
Feature
21st June 2015
Insights from Climate Knowledge Brokers
Victoria Healey of the National Renewable Energy Lab and Sigmund Kluckner of the Climate Knowledge Brokers’ (CKB) Group explore the vital role that knowledge brokers play in catalysing debate on climate change - and they interview prolific U.S. colleague William Becker. The CKB Group has its public meeting and annual conference in Copenhagen from 22-24 June.
Feature
13th May 2015
Connecting climate knowledge – talking about a revolution
Geoff Barnard, Chair of the Climate Knowledge Brokers Steering Group, discusses how the Group is progressing its aim to bring together climate information from around the world and introduces their latest initiative: a Manifesto on climate knowledge.
Mass media plays a critical role in shaping public opinion, and is indispensable in reaching out to the public. This CDKN project aims to support African journalists in covering climate change related stories and the position of the African Group of Negotiators.
Phase II of the Sub-national Learning Programme on climate compatible development presents an excellent opportunity to build on and enhance the learning achieved in the first phase of the CDKN and ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) partnership.
Feature
2nd March 2015
Climate Knowledge Brokers 'join the dots' for users of climate information
The Climate Knowledge Brokers Group is linking online climate and development initiatives - to make life easier for information users. The Group aims to help users who are otherwise drowning in a sea of online information.
