Themes: Policy and practice

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Themes: Policy and practice

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6th August 2020
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter: June 2020 This NDC Highlights newsletter features articles on Ethiopia’s implementation of its Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and the potential for off-grid electricity in Ethiopia.
Feature
4th August 2020
Urban development must be planned and climate-resilient: Experience from Rajshahi City, Bangladesh Abdulla–Al Kafy argues that development in cities needs to be better planned, more sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient to minimise the impacts on the urban climate and ecosystems.
News
27th July 2020
Apply now for the NDC Financing Fellowship Programme The NDC Financing Fellowship is now open for applications for policymakers and researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa. Apply before the 31st of July 2020
Feature
16th June 2020
Climate change and conflict – understanding and acting on the connections ODI and Practical Action Consulting found that it is hard to draw any firm conclusions about the links among climate change, conflict and fragility; however, development agencies can take clear, constructive steps to promote more stable, peaceful societies and a healthier environment
Feature
2nd June 2020
Countries need to count the carbon in globally traded goods - here's how Countries' imported emissions challenge the global governance of climate change - but they can take steps to address this, say Simon Maxwell and Aarti Krishnan.
Feature
20th May 2020
Uganda's climate law makes headway Legal expert Bernard Namanya outlines the progress being made in Uganda's national climate law. It is the country's principal mechanism for implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Feature
5th May 2020
Science and policy at a crossroads - Insights from COVID-19 for tackling climate change Estelle Rouhaud explores what the climate change community can learn from the relationship between science and policy in the Covid-19 crisis.
News
6th April 2020
Enhancing national climate plans through nature-based solutions In 2020, countries have the opportunity to take more ambitious action on climate change by updating their climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. A new guidance paper by WWF US provides recommendations on how countries can integrate nature-based solutions in these national climate plans.
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Peri-urban ecosystems for urban climate change resilience in India

This project aims to establish and build an understanding of the crucial role of peri-urban ecosystems and mainstream ecosystem-resilience into capacity development programmes.

Completed
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Completed
Enhancing upstream-downstream cooperation and equitable water access in Nepal

This project seeks to contribute to climate adaptive and inclusive water governance by encouraging evidence-informed decision-making at local, provincial and federal levels of government.

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12th February 2020
Ethiopian ministries pledge greater gender focus in climate action Robi Redda of CDKN describes how Ethiopian government ministries are aiming for two cross cutting development issues: climate change and gender, to be well integrated across the country's policies and programmes.
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Project
Completed
Assessing adaptation investment opportunities for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh

This project is exploring climate change vulnerabilities, gender-sensitive adaptation practices and potential adaptation investment options for MSMEs in Southwest coastal Bangladesh.