Changes in oceans and coastal environments brought about by climate change - including more extreme events - and changes in high, frozen mountain regions have implications for African societies. This 'explainer' guide by CDKN, to the IPCC's Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, illuminates key issues for African readers. [more...]
CDKN today welcomes the launch of the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C and in particular, its framing of integrated climate adaptation and mitigation action in the context of sustainable development. [more...]
Only six months remain before governments gather this December in Paris to reach a new international climate change agreement. The legal form of the new agreement is of paramount importance and progress on this issue must begin in earnest at United Nations meetings in Bonn, Germany this month, says Illari Aragon of the Legal Response Initiative. [more...]
Mihir Bhatt, CDKN’s Senior Country Advisor for India and Director of the All India Disaster Management Institute, reviews what the disaster response to the recent earthquakes in Nepal can tell us about preparing for climate-related disasters. [more...]
This project, Sensitivity of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems to Climate and Related Global Changes: Developing a North African Lagoons Network, provides a quantitative assessment of the biogeochemical budgets of the North African coastal lagoons and a qualitative assessment of their sensitivity and adaptability to climate change. [more]…
CDKN’s quarterly newsletter ‘Climate and Development Outlook’ provides information on CDKN’s projects and shows the work that’s underway to deliver climate compatible development in countries around the world. [more]…
