The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds, beyond reasonable doubt, that the Earth’s climate is warming. Climate change will have widespread impacts on African
Globally, sea levels have risen faster than at any time during the previous two millennia – and the effects are felt in South Asia. Changing patterns of rainfall or melting snow and ice are altering freshwater
This new CDKN case study evaluates how a climate mainstreaming programme such as the one implemented in Gorakhpur District might inspire other local governments in a similar position to effectively incorporate
This report, one of CDKN’s Inside stories on climate compatible development, looks at how the city of Ahmedabad in Western India is preparing for the increasingly extreme heat of the city, through an early
The Western Province in Sri Lanka is the most urbanised province in the country. Rapid urban growth has posed a number of problems. Ever increasing vehicle traffic and commercial industries have contributed
This paper argues that climate change adaptation policies often fail to gain priority status both nationally and locally. While the most severe impacts of climate change are being felt through major disasters,
This document addresses the issue of climate compatible development in the context of rapidly growing cities across the African continent, where two key features are widespread: informality and deeply
The CDKN and ICLEI are pleased to launch their working paper "Close to home: Subnational strategies for climate compatible development" by Barbara Anton, Ali Cambray, Mairi Dupar and Astrid Westerlind-Wigstroem
This new working paper from CDKN explores how to scale out community-based adaptation to climate change based on learning from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Around the world, hundreds
This short literature review provides initial reflections on conditions shaping climate policy at the city level in developing countries. The key message is that a city needs the following in order to
