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How to win the argument on climate change: a five-point plan
This paper by Simon Maxwell, Executive Chair of CDKN, offers a five-point plan on how to win the public and policy argument on climate change.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
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Future proofing Indian cities: final urban diagnostic for Madurai
The diagnostic for Madurai has outlined that for stakeholders in the city, gaps in Madurai’s ‘blue-green infrastructure’ is perhaps the most pressing nexus of challenges the city needs to address to safeguard
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Future proofing Indian cities: final urban diagnostic for Bangalore
This a review by CDKN of the existing and future risks and challenges that Bangalore city faces, particularly with respect to the growing threat of climate change.
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Climate finance negotiations at COP19 in Warsaw
This guide published by CDKN provides negotiators with a synopsis of the key climate finance discussions undertaken during 2013 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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National climate change legislation: the key to more ambitious international agreements
This paper examines the links between countries’ domestic ambition on climate change – in particular related to domestic legislation – and their position at the international negotiations in the United
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Enhancing direct access to the Green Climate Fund
This policy brief contributes to the ongoing debate around access modalities for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In particular, it: explains the terminology around ‘direct access’ and ‘enhanced direct access’,
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Drivers and challenges for climate compatible development
The paper sets out CDKN’s initial thinking on the drivers and challenges affecting climate compatible development (CCD) policy processes, based largely on the programme’s own national and subnational-level
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Climate finance: challenges and responses
Embarking on a climate compatible development pathway now has a price tag. The cost of tackling climate change in developing countries could reach some hundreds of billions of dollars annually over the
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Creating market support for energy efficiency: India’s perform, achieve and trade scheme
India, recognising the challenge of pursuing rapid economic growth in a sustainable manner, has developed an energy efficiency scheme to govern large energy consumers. Energy efficiency measures can support
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Harnessing geothermal energy: the case of Kenya
Kenya’s heavy reliance on hydroelectricity production has made the country vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as drought and erratic rainfall patterns. Kenya needs to develop a more resilient and