CDKN: Compendiums on Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Finance Launched at COP27
A compendium of nature-based solutions (NbS) and a compendium of finance sources to support climate actions in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, developed by ICLEI South Asia under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network-Knowledge Accelerator programme, were released at the UN’s COP27 climate summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, recently. The Nature-based Solutions for Urban Climate Resilience […]
CDKN: New Phase Kicks-off with Promises to Advance Gender-Equitable and Socially Inclusive Climate-Resilient Action
The third phase of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) kicked-off in September 2022 with all the partners and donors coming together in Hague, Netherlands for an inception meeting. The new phase will build on the success and learnings from the last 12 years of work to respond to the challenges induced by climate […]
Focus on CapaCITIES’ Coimbatore Initiatives at International Cooperation Forum
The International Cooperation Forum, Switzerland, hosted its 2022 hybrid and interactive conference in April, enabling a CO2 neutral event that included participants from across the world. Led by experts and scholars in the field of environment and climate change, as well as journalists and prominent world leaders, a plethora of climate issues were discussed. Speaking […]
Webinar Examines Role of Green Bonds in Sustainable Climate Action
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) and the Africa LEDS Partnership (AfLP) collaborated with the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) for a South-South exchange on the growth of green bond markets and on overcoming challenges in Asia and Africa. Keeping in mind the rapid growth and relevance of the green bond market, and the strong […]
Green Bonds Training Helps Tackle Climate Change, Promote Sustainable Development
As part of the activities under the NDC Finance Community of Practice of the Asia LEDS Partnership to build capacities and enhance knowledge sharing to accelerate investment flows into NDC implementation efforts across the Asia-Pacific region, virtual trainings were organized on the topic of Green Bonds. Cognizant of the rapid growth and relevance of the […]
CDKN Asia Develops New Knowledge Products for Enhancing Climate Resilience
Several publications are being finalised and readied for launch under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network -Knowledge Accelerator(CDKN-KA) program. ICLEI South Asia and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have jointly developed a training manual on “Planning for Climate Resilience” for the benefit of local governments in Nepal. The process followed in the […]
Focus on CDKN, CapaCITIES Initiatives at COP26 Session on Global South Commitment to Climate Action
ICLEI South Asia, supported by partner agencies, conducted a key session on the “Global South Commitment to Climate Action” during the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow in the United Kingdom on the 10th of November 2021. Distinguished speakers representing national governments, development agencies […]
Talanoa-Style Dialogue Calls for Climate Action through Multi-Level Governance in Bangladesh
ICLEI South Asia, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Resilient Cities Network and Cities Alliance, jointly organised the “Talanoa-Style High-Level Dialogue for Climate Action in Bangladesh” on the 25th of November 2021. The speakers and participants at the event included representatives from Bangladesh’s Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest […]
CDKN Asia, TARU Develop Knowledge Materials on Heat Resilience and Disaster Preparedness
Under the CDKN Knowledge Accelerator programme, TARU Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. has developed a City Heat Resilience Toolkit to sensitise and capacitate urban local bodies on risks and impacts of excessive heat events. The toolkit provides a decision-making platform for local governments to analyse direct and indirect impacts of heat waves on the public environment […]
Peer-to-Peer Learning for Enhancing Resilience in South Asia Launched
CDKN Asia launched a virtual ‘Peer to Peer Learning Dialogues for Local Authorities in South Asia’ to support local governments and enable them to work on urban resilience through collaborative learning. Local government officials were required to submit an Expression of Interest to participate in the event and selecting the themes that they would want […]