Plan to 'future proof' Bangalore's water and sanitation sector
A new action plan has been published outlining an integrated set of actions to address the current and future development and climate risks facing the growing city of Bangalore in India.
A new look at La Paz
Sam Bickersteth, CDKN's Chief Executive, finds promise in the 'green shoots' of city-level climate action in Bolivia, which could catalyse broader moves toward sustainability.
Costing of climate impacts helps Uganda prepare for climate finance
Undertaking an economic impact of climate change on key sectors is Uganda's first step in making the case for more climate-resilient investments - domestically and internationally. Mairi Dupar, CDKN's Global Public Affairs Coordinator, reports on progress to date.
The international community has long agreed on the importance of making gender issues a core consideration in international and domestic policy processes. However, in practice, the gender dimension of development, adaptation and mitigation projects has often been ignored or overlooked. When development and climate-related projects do give attention to gender, the discourse tends to focus on two predominant themes.
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16th December 2014
Drowning in information at COP - what’s the solution?
CDKN's Geoff Barnard discusses the bewilding deluge of climate knowledge at COP20 and the importance of knowledge curators to organise and provide access to this information.
Feature
12th December 2014
Amazon alert
The Amazon region’s environmental problems may seem intractable. However, the Amazon Security coalition presents a new framing of the problems that could capture political attention, delegates hear at COP20 in Lima, Peru.