Themes: Knowledge Brokering

Themes: Knowledge Brokering

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28th June 2013
On-line course on climate change diplomacy and negotiation under UNFCCC The course targets mid to senior-level government officers in ministries preparing for and/or taking part in conferences in relation to climate change as well as staff of intergovernmental / nongovernmental organizations. It also targets entry-level and mid-career diplomats working in a multilateral setting.
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18th June 2013
MAPS Facilitator Training Course - Africa The MAPS Programme, with support from CDKN, is pleased to call for participation in its second Facilitator Training Course with a specific focus on training practitioners from South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia.
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Project : Communicating climate change and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The purpose of this initiative was to provide Latin American and Caribbean decision-makers reliable and relevant information on key aspects of climate compatible development and disaster risk management.

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17th May 2013
Government of Ethiopia launches newsletter to support Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy The monthly newsletter will communicate lessons learned from implementing Ethiopia’s Climate Resilience and Green Economy (CRGE) strategy.
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15th May 2013
Finding the regional perspective of climate change reporting S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Regional Manager, Panos South Asia, reports from a recent training programme for the new 2013 journalist fellows.
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Completed
Project : Communicating climate compatible development to the Kenyan private sector

CDKN is assisting the Kenya Private Sector Alliance in communicating climate compatible development to the Kenyan private sector.

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29th April 2013
Measuring green growth comes a step closer Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, and Yolanda Kakabadse, CDKN’s Global and Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Advisor, and a member of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform’s (GGKP) Advisory Board, attended the GGKP’s 2nd annual conference in Paris earlier this month. Carolyn Fry interviewed them about the meeting’s outcomes and how the concept of green growth is being brought to fruition
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10th April 2013
Aid to Trade and opportunities for climate compatible development CDKN and the Aldersgate Group recently hosted an event to explore the role of business partnerships to deliver climate compatible development and to look at whether a shift from aid to trade could be an effective means to meet both climate and poverty reduction needs.
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4th April 2013
South Asia climate change journalist fellowship awarded This year’s 24 South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) fellows have been selected by a panel of experts from all forms of media from six countries in South Asia.
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Completed
Project : Journalism research on climate change and development in Latin America

This initiative arose from the need to incorporate issues related to climate compatible development in the Caribbean, in order to raise awareness and publicise not only the threats but also the opportunities that climate change may bring.

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18th March 2013
New approaches to promoting flexible and forward-looking decision making Drawing on insights from complexity science, this paper describes what processes are needed to promote Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making (FFDM).
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13th March 2013
Learning and Leading on LEDS workshop – one year on CDKN's Ari Huhtala and Caroline Spencer reflect on how far the Low Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS) Global Partnership has evolved in the past year, as they return from the Partnership’s meeting in Thailand.