Themes: Policy and practice

Themes: Policy and practice

Feature
6th September 2012
Policymakers must consider risk from slow-onset processes, as well as extreme weather Sven Harmeling of Germanwatch and Koko Warner of the United Nations University present part one of our reports from the Latin American and Caribbean regional consultation by the UNFCCC on loss and damage.
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Project
Completed
Project : Building a community of practice on community based adaptation

CDKN’s support strengthened the ‘community of practice’ working on community based adaptation (CBA) by facilitating their engagement with policy-makers and practitioners working on traditional adaptation practices.

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Project
Completed
Project : Modelling the implications of socio-economic development of mitigation actions by developing countries

In considering mitigation actions, policy makers not only need to consider the costs and benefits of embarking on a low carbon development path, they also need to consider the socio-economic implications of any action. CDKN is supporting a research project which will develop cutting edge methodologies to link sectoral and economy wide models in order to address issues critical to the development of climate-compatible policy.

Resource
4th September 2012
OUTLOOK: Edition four, August 2012 In this edition of CDKN's quarterly Outlook newsletter, we highlight climate compatible development in Rwanda, Pakistan, Chile, Uganda and the Marshall Islands.
Feature
30th August 2012
Colombia’s vulnerable agriculture – “Peak coffee” soon a reality? Coffee producers are already facing challenges as the yields decrease, owing to rising temperatures and more intense and unpredictable rains, partly due to global warming
Feature
29th August 2012
Gate-keepers of our news – the power and responsibility of editors to report on climate change Elizabeth Colebourn reports from a CDKN supported retreat for influential South Asian editors on the opportunities and challenges of reporting on climate change.
Feature
29th August 2012
Recognising the human element in extreme climate events Steven Price reports from the IPCC SREX meeting in Brazil on why we need to change our mindset about how best to manage “natural” disasters
Feature
23rd August 2012
Planning ahead is a complex science The confounding planning agenda facing Cartagena and government authorities shows how legal and institutional factors can complicate adaptation planning, as Steven Price reports
News
23rd August 2012
MAPS-Chile embraces planning for low emissions development The Government of Chile has embarked on a two-year ‘Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios’ (MAPS) project, with CDKN’s support. The project aims to generate options for Chile to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through a process of research and multi-sectoral involvement.
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Project
Completed
Project : Vulnerability and adaptation guidelines in Cartagena

The objective of this project was to integrate adaptation into climate change in city planning and in the management of key economic sectors.

Feature
14th August 2012
Helping African editors tune in to climate change In the second piece of our two-part blog, Mike Davison of WRENmedia highlights how East African journalists are striving to improve reporting on climate change. These ideas were shared by journalists at an 8-day media-training workshop for climate-change reporting held in Nairobi in April 2012, organised by CDKN and conducted by WRENmedia.
Feature
7th August 2012
Finding Sustainable Alternatives to Large Hydropower in Central America To reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports, Central America has embraced alternative energy in recent decades. It's largest source for renewable energy is hydropower.