Themes: Policy and practice

Themes: Policy and practice

Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Future Climate For Africa: The political economy of long-lived decisions in Africa

The study of the Political Economy of long-lived decisions in Africa will provide a focused analysis that will allow the Future Climate For Africa programme to leverage the research impact of the RPCs through advisory support.

Feature
17th March 2015
When business as usual is not enough Pasi Hellman, Managing Director of the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) outlines the promise and potential of climate adaptation projects – and what can happen when they are poorly designed. The findings are published in a new book by NDF, ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Development – Transforming Paradigms and Practices’.
Resource
16th March 2015
Report : Plan 4C: A competitive and climate compatible Cartagena This new report, Plan 4C: A Competitive and Climate Compatible Cartagena, outlines the strategies and plans for the World Heritage City, Cartagena, Colombia, to become a leader in climate compatible development.
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12th March 2015
Going smart in Nepalese farming Climate change in Nepal poses great dilemmas affecting agriculture that need answers for this small, extremely diverse and landlocked country’s future development. This is the second article on Nepal’s climate-smart agriculture prospects by CDKN’s Miren Gutierrez.
Feature
10th March 2015
2015, the choreography CDKN’s Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell offers his suggestions for how leaders can choreograph their approaches to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, the global climate change agreement, and financing for development.
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10th March 2015
2015, the choreography - Part Two CDKN’s Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell offers his suggestions for how leaders can choreograph their approaches to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, the global climate change agreement, and financing for development. This is Part Two of Simon’s blog.
Feature
8th March 2015
How to deliver women’s empowerment In honour of International Women's Day 2015, we feature this reflection from Simon Maxwell, CDKN's Executive Chairman, on how to deliver women's empowerment.
Feature
6th March 2015
Going smart in Nepalese farming Generating knowledge that can be integrated in ‘climate-smart’ policy and practice could be one of the keys to Nepal’s future development. Miren Gutierrez of CDKN reports.
News
6th March 2015
What's in the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report for Nepal? Abdur Rahman of LEAD Pakistan reports on the proceedings of the IPCC’s outreach event for Nepal and looks at the key take-home messages.
Resource
5th March 2015
Green Growth in Practice: Lessons from Country Experiences This report provides rich analysis of green growth programs from around the world and provides insights on effective planning, analysis implementation and monitoring approaches.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Green Growth Best Practice Initiative (GGBPI)

The Green Growth Best Practice (GGBP) was launched in September 2012, with financial support from CDKN, the European Climate Foundation, and the Global Green Growth Institute, to assess effective green growth practices at all levels of government and all regions of the world.

Completed
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Completed
Project : Research on the impact of climate change on achievement of the post-2015 development agenda

This project will investigate the development impacts projected for varying levels of climate ambition in the post-2015 development agenda, as such a deal will necessarily impact on national decision making around resource allocation and development priorities.