Themes: International climate negotiations

Themes: International climate negotiations

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2nd June 2017
Paris Agreement - Its toughest test yet Sam Bickersteth, CDKN's Chief Executive, and Kiran Sura, Head of Negotiations Support, respond to the announcement that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
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Acting together for bold outcomes, phase 3

Overall project objectives

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Support for the Preu COP20 presidency

The objective of the project was to continue to support the Peru COP20 Presidency team during 2015, a critical y

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Supporting Peru to deliver a successful COP20 presidency

The project aimed to support the Government of Peru in hosting COP20 and delivering a successful presidency.

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22nd May 2017
Bringing the Paris rulebook to life CDKN’s Kiran Sura, Marisa Donnelly and Toby Morris report on international climate change negotiations in Bonn, Germany this month - where small steps were made on writing the Paris Agreement 'rulebook', which will make the Agreement meaningful - but much work is yet to be done.
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16th May 2017
Zambia works toward delivering its national climate commitment How is Zambia planning to deliver the national climate plan or 'NDC' to which it committed under the Paris Agreement? Cathrine Mutambirwa reports that Zambia's planning process is gaining momentum as the country assesses how to take economy-wide action.
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3rd May 2017
CDKN's Negotiations Support programme awarded best international project CDKN's Negotiations Support programme was awarded best 'International' project at the twentieth annual Management Consulting Association (MCA) Awards dinner.
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Supporting Kenya’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

This project assisted the Government of Kenya in its preparation for submitting its Nationally Intended Contribution.

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2nd March 2017
WORKING PAPER: Beyond COP 21 - What did Asian countries pledge in the Paris Agreement?  A new CDKN working paper reviews 18 national climate commitments (INDCs) from countries of South and Southeast Asia and assesses their performance for four themes: mitigation targets; climate finance; disaster risk reduction; and social inclusion, particularly gender concerns.
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27th February 2017
Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition CDKN's Bangladesh programme has been contributing to deeper understanding of climate-related loss and damage in the country and to the knowledge base on how Bangladeshi businesses can mobilise resources to address climate change effectively. Read more in this 'Climate and Development Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition'.
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16th February 2017
North-South divide in science may hinder action on climate change The development and implementation of global climate change agreements and nationally-appropriate actions is threatened by global inequality in science relevant to climate change policy and practice.
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Technical support to the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN)

This project aimed to provide the AGN with the research needed in order to take stock of the AGN’s performance in the Paris Agreement, and therefore to identify areas of improvement for the AGN in achieving its stated objectives in the UNFCCC.