CDKN Asia Country Director, Ali T Sheikh, joined colleagues from around the world to use the Rio+20 conference as an opportunity to highlight best practices on climate compatible development from Asia. At an official side-event on 21 June, CDKN hosted a high-level debate on Climate...
In response to the needs identified through the scoping assessment on climate change adaptation (CCA) in the Philippines as well as demands expressed by local government units (LGUs) of the Iloilo and Albay provinces, the Adaptation Knowledge Platform and its country partner, the Ateneo School...
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) recently concluded its Third Online Course on Responding to Climate Risks in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, held from April 14 to June 9, 2012. This learning event is geared toward those...
Climate Change adaptation (CCA) is complex, operating across multiple scales, sectors and involving multiple processes. The M&E of CCA revolves around how best to involve people into CCA at all levels. The one uniting factor is ‘adaptive capacity’ for society, institutions, communities, households, and individuals....
The Adaptation Knowledge Platform and the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) conducted the Philippine Multi-Stakeholders Workshop and meetings from March 19 to 23, 2012 as part of the country scoping assessment activity aimed at better understanding of the capacity building needs of local government units...
The International Center for Research and Development/Glasgow Caledonian University (ICRD/ GCU) joint Conference on CCSI 2012 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Scientists and experts in climate change and social issues are invited to participate...
The Second Nordic International Conference on Adaptation to be held in Helsinki, Finland from August 29 to 31, seeks to identify common ground between adaptation research and adaptation decision-making by comparing experiences, reporting new insights and revealing key gaps in knowledge. The Conference is open...
About 50 participants attended the Training Workshop for National and Local Governments in Southeast Asia and South Asia on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation co-organized by UNEP-ROAP, APAN and ICLEI. Among these, 30 are trainees including 24 from Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,...
About 30 climate change focal points and experts from the five Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended and actively participated in the event to meet the climate change mitigation and adaptation focal points from the Central Asian countries; discuss the...
The Adaptation Knowledge Platform has carried out a pilot project in Nepal “Knowledge packaging for building the resilience of mountain people and local governments” in partnership with Nepal Climate Change Knowledge Management Center (NCCKMC) and the Resources Himalaya Foundation. The project aims to increase the...