African countries will prioritise agriculture for COP21
Kofi Adu Domfeh reports on the importance of agriculture as the meeting point between development, climate change adaptation and mitigation - and explores how agriculture will figure among African governments' contributions to the United Nations climate talks this year.
Our Common Future Under Climate Change
From 7th - 10th July 2015, Paris will host the Our Common Future Under Climate Change conference. Co-sponsored by CDKN, this four-day conference will be the largest forum for the scientific community to come together ahead of the 21st UNFCCC Conference of the Parties.
News
19th June 2015
Ethiopia is first Least Developed Country to submit its INDC
Robi Redda, CDKN’s Ethiopia Country Advisor, welcomes the submission of Ethiopia’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Does mitigation matter for Africa?
CDKN Africa’s Webster Whande reflects on whether mitigation is a priority for Africa and the role of the INDC process on the continent.
This project is analysing greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction policies in key sectors to support Colombia in crafting an ambitious, practical INDC which sets the country on a lower carbon, sustainable development pathway.
Feature
9th June 2015
G7 places climate change high on the agenda
Positive commitments at the G7 summit in Germany could provide a timely boost to the slow-moving UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn, report CDKN’s Sam Unsworth and Chris Webb.
Feature
8th June 2015
Will intense climate talks lead to progress on global deal?
The CDKN team reports from intensive climate negotiations this week in Bonn, Germany, where country delegates are hammering out the elements of a new global agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
Feature
5th June 2015
CDKN and partners put climate at the forefront of Brussels debate
CDKN and its partners yesterday put climate change at the forefront of international development discussions in a high-level auditorium event at European Development Days 2015 in Brussels, Belgium.
Event
4th June 2015
European Development Days 2015
At European Development Days 2015, CDKN will join with the European Think Tanks Project and partners for a high-level panel event to discuss countries' ambitions in the run-up to the 2015 Paris climate conference.