22.08.2017 | Report / Paper Building capacity for risk management in a changing climate: A synthesis report from the Raising Risk Awareness project This report provides a summary of the Raising Risk Awareness project’s results and learning. In summarising both the project’s activities and stakeholders’ responses, this report may prove useful to scientists, development agencies and civil society-based organisations who wish to build on this foundational work in... THEMES: Communication and Awareness
24.07.2017 | Best Practice / Lessons Learned ESSENTIAL: Risk-related resettlement and relocation in urban areas This CDKN Essentials summarises recommendations on the appropriateness of, and best practices for, urban resettlement and relocation as a response to disaster risk. In cities worldwide, inequalities are high. Low-income populations suffer disproportionately the impacts of climatic and other hazard events, as well as being... THEMES: Disaster Risk Reduction
12.07.2017 | Report / Paper REPORT: 10 propositions for success: Integrating international climate change commitments into national development planning A new report by Neil Bird of ODI and Claire Monkhouse and Katharine Booth of CDKN examines how to support the successful integration of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into national development planning. The adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 signalled a major transition in... THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus
04.07.2017 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief POLICY BRIEF: Adaptation to climate change in the hydroelectricity sector in Nepal Assessing the future impacts of climate change on the hydroelectricity sector in Nepal is a challenge because of the country’s complex climate and hydrology, as well as the large changes in elevation that occur from low plains up to the high mountains. Projections of future... THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation NexusUrban Areas and Infrastructure Nepal
04.07.2017 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief POLICY BRIEF: Climate-smart agriculture in Nepal Adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector and related sectors is a major challenge for Nepal. The majority of the population still depends on highly climate-sensitive agriculture. In recent years, long drought spells during the monsoon season and increased temperatures and unseasonal heavy rains... THEMES: Natural Resources and Agriculture Nepal
30.06.2017 | Guideline / Manual / Toolkit Green Climate Fund proposal toolkit 2017 This toolkit helps key audiences understand how to fulfill the Green Climate Fund’s requirements when developing a fully-fledged funding proposal. Responding to climate change challenges requires collective action from all countries, governments, cities, communities, businesses and private citizens. With US$10.3 billion currently pledged, the Green... THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation NexusFinancing Adaptation
27.06.2017 | Report / Paper WORKING PAPER: Understanding ‘bankability’ and unlocking climate finance for climate compatible development This working paper focuses on understanding the concept of ‘bankability’ in support of the development of quality ‘bankable’ project proposals – to assist countries’ access to international climate finance. The Green Climate Fund is currently the largest multilateral climate fund, and climate change and development... THEMES: Financing Adaptation
21.06.2017 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief POLICY BRIEF: Framework for effectiveness and resilience of small and medium-scale irrigation systems in Nepal Out of 2.7 million hectares of agricultural land in Nepal, only 1.3 Mha have irrigation facilities. The majority of irrigation systems are small and medium-scale. Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy of Nepal, providing about 33% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and supporting... THEMES: Natural Resources and Agriculture Nepal
03.03.2017 | Report / Paper Innovative Financing for the Adaptation Fund: Pathways and Potentials This new report explores the potential of seven innovative climate finance options to meet the financing needs of the Adaptation Fund. It concludes that if implemented in a collective manner, these can provide a steady and predictable stream of finance for the Fund. However, the... THEMES: Financing Adaptation
28.02.2017 | Event Proceedings APAN Forum 2016 Session Summary: Integrated Watershed Management for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction The session “Integrated Watershed Management for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reductiton” was organized during the 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 19 October 2016. The session showcased regional experiences and lessons learned from the application of integrated watershed... THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus