Gender inequality and urban informality
Charlotte Scott argues that climate compatible development in growing informal settlements requires a broader understanding of the impacts of climate change on women to build truly adaptive and inclusive cities.
Event
28th May 2014
Join CDKN at Resilient Cities 2014
Join CDKN and ICLEI for their joint side event at 'Resilient Cities 2014: Making Climate Compatible Development Pay For Local Communities'
The gender dimension to climate compatible development
CDKN's global team discusses the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and the need to include a gender dimension in the planning process for climate compatible development.
Feature
26th May 2014
Africa Water Week
Klas Sandström, from NIRAS, argues that climate resilient development in African will require a greater focus on the strategic level, as Africa Water Week kicks off in Dakar, Senegal.
INSIDE STORY: Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand
This new CDKN case study, Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand, looks at how the non-motorised transport (NMT) system was developed, what characteristics of the planning process influenced its outcome, and what lessons the City of Chiang Mai has learned about climate compatible development planning as a result.
Climate proofing energy services in West Africa
Maryse Labriet from HELIO talks to CDKN about the recent findings from the TIPEE energy assesments in West Africa, and what this means for climate resilience in the region.