“Island voices, global choices”
Kiran Sura, CDKN’s Head of Advocacy Fund, outlines the objectives and major climate and sustainability debates at the Third United Nations Conference for Small Island Developing States
Local wisdom for the three pillars of resilience
Didik Fitrianto, Wetlands International Indonesia Programme, reflects on new pathways for building resilience in Indonesia as part of a CDKN supported series of voices from the field.
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13th August 2014
The role of environment in the HFA2
Marisol Estrella of the United Nations Environment Programme outlines how environmental solutions play a role in disaster risk reduction.
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11th August 2014
The case for recognising the role of culture in reducing disaster risk
Lisa Schipper sets out the case for greater recognition of culture as a key driver of both risks to natural hazards and solutions to reducing risk. In this guest blog, she says culture should be reflected in the new international disaster reduction agreement, the HFA2.
Post-2015 framework - Arriving or departing?
Simon Maxwell, CDKN’s Executive Chair, reviews the report of the United Nations Open Working Group on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, including the specific proposals to deal with climate change.
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30th July 2014
Are fossil fuels really a solution to energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Gracia Munganga, MAPS Africa Programme Manager at the Energy Research Centre (University of Cape Town), looks at the impact fossil fuels have on energy poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa and how low-emission development pathways could instead be developed as a viable option.