Themes: Urban and subnational areas

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Themes: Urban and subnational areas

Event
11th June 2012
CDKN in Rio - learn about our events, publications and partnership activities Join CDKN at its events in Rio or watch us online - and get involved with some of our partnership activities.
Feature
17th May 2012
exploring the theme of multi-level governance for urban adaptation How to integrate local and national efforts for adaptation? Reporting from the Resilient Cities Congress in Bonn, Patricia León explores some examples of how urban and national authorities can cooperate for successful climate compatible development.
Feature
16th April 2012
Climate resilience in Asian cities Franziska Schwarz of CDKN reports on a special session on resilience-building in Asian cities at the recent Planet Under Pressure conference.
Feature
9th April 2012
Sights and Sounds of Climate Change on the Great Himalayan Trail A four month trek along the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal, led by the world record holding mountaineer Apa Sherpa and in partnership with the Government of Nepal, is raising awareness of climate compatible development in this highly vulnerable region. A local journalist, Saroj Dhakal, reports in the first of a series of blogs for CDKN on the experiences and the findings of the team so far.
Feature
4th April 2012
Climate resilient cities - key lessons from Vietnam On the occasion of the launch of the full IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events, Sinh Bach Tan and Toan Vu Canh report on their experiences in supporting capacity building for urban climate resilience in Vietnam.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Building climate resilience through risk communication in Ghana’s growing coastal cities

This research project aims to promote the use of climate change risk factors as common indicators for integrating climate compatible development and policy processes in Ghana.

Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Monitoring impacts of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation

A multi-partner alliance project to investigate the benefits of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry.

Resource
17th February 2012
OUTLOOK: Edition two, February 2012 The latest 'Climate and Development Outlook' newsletter showcases results from CDKN projects around the world in the last quarter.
News
18th October 2011
Read all about it - CDKN blogs A run-down of blogs published on the CDKN website, by our own staff and guest bloggers. Read the latest views and news on climate compatible development here.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Assessing Quito's vulnerability to climate change

Using reliable and verifiable information, this project aims to assess the vulnerability of ecosystems, people and their livelihoods, within the city of Quito, Ecuador, to climate change. The information gathered will underpin an adaptation programme aimed at helping Quito become more resilient.

Feature
11th August 2011
How will Quito weather a changing climate? When CDKN Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth visited Ecuador at the end of July, the Municipality of Quito gave him a tour of the projects and natural systems that provide the city with resilience in the face of a changing climate.
Feature
7th June 2011
When pressure on cities leads to innovation The challenge for cities in a changing climate is: how to move beyond vulnerability to adaptation, and beyond adaptation to resilience? CDKN's Pati Leon and Caroline Spencer report from the Second Resilient Cities Congress