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.
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.
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.
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.
Feature
2nd March 2015
Climate Knowledge Brokers 'join the dots' for users of climate information
The Climate Knowledge Brokers Group is linking online climate and development initiatives - to make life easier for information users. The Group aims to help users who are otherwise drowning in a sea of online information.
Feature
27th February 2015
Geraldine paints her vision of Cartagena in 2040 - in a changing climate
Claudia Martinez, CDKN's Country Engagement Leader for Colombia, speaks with 15-year-old Cartagena resident Geraldine Padilla about her vision of the city in 25 years’ time. Geraldine was part of a city-wide painting contest to celebrate Plan4C, the climate change adaptation plan supported by CDKN.
Fiscal policies support climate compatible development
Fiscal policies play an important role in guiding investment decisions towards low emission and climate resilient options, report Sam Bickersteth and Ari Huhtala from the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Annual Conference.
News
9th February 2015
Better use of long-term climate information could reduce risks for African investments
African governments and businesses are putting their investments at risk from the long-term impacts of climate change because they are failing to take climate information into account, says a new report from the Overseas Development Institute and SouthSouthNorth for the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme and Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), launched today.
