Themes: Disaster risk management

Themes: Disaster risk management

Feature
2nd February 2016
Look beyond hotspots to help people tackle climate change Targeting money only at areas hit by drought and other climate extremes in an effort to build resilience among the world’s poorest may be ineffective, according to researchers. Laurie Goering of Thomson Reuters reports.
News
3rd December 2015
CDKN launches new e-book 'Mainstreaming climate compatible development' CDKN has launched a new e-book presenting insights from five years of designing and delivering climate compatible development across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. We invite your comments and suggestions.
Resource
3rd December 2015
Report : Study shows that inaction on climate change will cost Uganda 20 times more than adaptation A new report from the Government of Uganda with support from CDKN, Baastel, Metroeconomica, Makerere University and CIDT, finds that adaptation to climate change today is well worth the investment. The costs of inaction on climate change by 2025 are 20 times the costs of adaptation.
Feature
7th October 2015
Better infrastructure, better growth Oliver Willmott from PwC's Sustainability & Climate Change team investigates how the next wave of infrastructure must be responsive and resilient to the Megatrends reshaping the 21st Century, and looks at how we can realise the full potential of infrastructure to deliver inclusive development and protect natural and social capital.
Event
25th September 2015
Climate resilience - key to the Sustainable Development Goals Delivering on the promise of global development commitments – including the possibility to end extreme poverty by 2030 – requires building resilience to the growing impacts of climate change and disasters. Join this livestreamed panel event online here from 12.45pm UK time on Tuesday 20th October.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Climate change, health, agriculture and disaster analysis

The project is the second of a two phase effort that seeks to facilitate and develop a prioritised and costed policy research agenda and a Plan of Action approved by the Ministry of Health in Mozambique.

Resource
21st August 2015
Outlook : Pakistan Special Edition From reducing emissions in the major manufacturing industries of Sialkot, Punjab to promoting smart disaster preparedness and micro-insurance for the poor in the most flood-affected areas, this special edition of ‘Climate and Development Outlook – Stories of Change from CDKN’ takes a tour of CDKN’s extensive work across Pakistan.
News
19th August 2015
For a safer future: Insights on climate resilience from India A new film released by CDKN with the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, ICLEI and TERI tells the story of how local communities and government in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India are preparing for the more frequent and damaging floods caused by climate change.
Event
13th August 2015
Flooding and climate change in Jamaica: Risk to vulnerable communities In this CDKN webinar, Dr Arpita Mandal of the University of West Indies discusses how new planning tools can help communities deal with climate change and flood-related risks in Jamaica - and protect the most vulnerable citizens.
Feature
30th June 2015
Feeling the heat in Pakistan - can we plan for heat waves? In the wake of Sindh Province's deadly heat wave, CDKN's Abdur Rahman and Charlotte Finlay reflect on how Pakistan could learn to plan better for heat waves and reduce the risks to its population.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Institutional strengthening and tools to address climate vulnerability in El Salvador

In this project, CDKN supported the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador (MARN) to consolidate relevant institutions and contribute to the implementation of its National Climate Change Plan (NCCP).

Completed
Project
Completed
Building climate resilience in the Limpopo basin

Infrastructure development is seen as one of the key investment areas in enhancing water security in Africa.