Themes: Policy and practice

Themes: Policy and practice

Resource
27th May 2015
CDKN Annual Reports Read about how our country-level work is making a significant contribution to developing countries and delivering value for money for the UK and Dutch taxpayers who generously support the work we do.
Feature
14th May 2015
How are environmental policies affecting jobs? New research examines the evidence There is some evidence that green jobs are growing at a faster rate than employment as a whol
Event
14th May 2015
How tackling climate change will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals In this public event hosted by CDKN and ODI, economists from Metroeconomica and HR Wallingford will launch the results of their new, leading-edge research on the relationship between global climate change policy and human development. Watch and pose your questions on 14th May at 15:00 UK time.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Regional centre on climate change and decision-making

CDKN is supporting the Regional Centre on Climate Change and Decision-Making to strengthen its impact in the region and by a conveyor for science and policy on climate change.

Feature
13th May 2015
Connecting climate knowledge – talking about a revolution Geoff Barnard, Chair of the Climate Knowledge Brokers Steering Group, discusses how the Group is progressing its aim to bring together climate information from around the world and introduces their latest initiative: a Manifesto on climate knowledge.
Resource
12th May 2015
REPORT: The impact of climate change on the achievement of the post-2015 sustainable development goals This report considers the impacts of the 2015 climate change agreement on development under two scenarios: a high-ambition agreement and a low-ambition one
Resource
12th May 2015
POLICY BRIEF: How a high-ambition global climate deal will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals This policy brief explores the relationship between the level of ambition in a new global climate agreement to be negotiated in 2015 - and the likelihood of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Feature
11th May 2015
The media, climate change and responsibility CDKN Africa’s Claire Mathieson looks at the role of journalists in informing the voting public on climate change, and issues they face in getting the message out.
Feature
8th May 2015
How to enthrall and how to drive change Claudia Martinez and Pippa Heylings report on CDKN’s Knowledge Lab in Colombia this week. The lab was organised to innovate new ideas for communicating climate change and galvanising public action.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Communicating climate change issues in Africa

Mass media plays a critical role in shaping public opinion, and is indispensable in reaching out to the public. This CDKN project aims to support African journalists in covering climate change related stories and the position of the African Group of Negotiators.

News
6th May 2015
Harnessing private enterprise for climate compatible development Watch our lively debate on the role of new business and investment sectors emerging in South America and Africa to support climate compatible development.
Completed
Project
Completed
Subnational climate compatible development: Learning from CDKN’s experience Phase II

Phase II of the Sub-national Learning Programme on climate compatible development presents an excellent opportunity to build on and enhance the learning achieved in the first phase of the CDKN and ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) partnership.