Stakeholder Consultation Workshop Advances Climate-Induced Disaster Risk Reduction Planning in Lalmonirhat Municipality
A Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Developing a Climate-Induced Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Action Plan was held on 13 November 2024 in Lalmonirhat Municipality, Bangladesh, under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Phase 3 project. The workshop aimed to analyse past disaster events, assess risks, and evaluate vulnerabilities across the municipality’s nine wards to guide […]
ICLEI South Asia Partners with SouthSouthNorth to highlight the Devolved Climate Financing Model for Locally Led Adaptation
From 30 September to 4 October 2024, ICLEI South Asia, in partnership with SouthSouthNorth, facilitated a cross-regional peer-to-peer learning exchange bringing together stakeholders from Kenya and Nepal. This event, held under the CDKN programme, focused on knowledge exchange around Kenya’s Devolved Climate Financing model, which enables local-level climate adaptation actions. Currently, Kenya’s national government operates […]
Kakinada to Receive CDKN Support for Disaster Resilience Action Plan
An ICLEI South Asia team met senior officials of Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) on May 22, 2024, to brief them about the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN): Accelerating Inclusive Action programme. The objectives of the CDKN programme and its activity plan were shared with the municipal commissioner, superintendent engineer and medical health officer of […]
CDKN Asia Hold First Shared Learning Dialogue in Dhulikhel
An ICLEI South Asia team recently visited Dhulikhel Municipality in Nepal to apprise the Climate Core Team of the city about the progress under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network programme, and to facilitate the First Shared Learning Dialogue. This dialogue aimed to discuss the city profile, assess climate risks, and analyse the socio-ecological systems […]
Empowering Change: Gender and Social Inclusion in Urban Climate Resilience
ICLEI South Asia and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) joined forces to host an engaging webinar titled ‘Accelerating Gender and Social Inclusion in Locally Led Climate Actions to Improve Urban Resilience.’ The insightful event, which took place on May 30, 2023, was organised under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Knowledge Accelerator […]
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 […]
Six Bangladesh Cities Learn Climate Resilience Planning in CDKN Training Sessions
ICLEI South Asia organised an in-person training programme for city corporations and municipalities in Bangladesh on “Planning of Climate Resilient Strategy” on the 14th and 15th of November 2021, under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network- Knowledge Accelerator (CDKN-KA) project. The training was attended by representatives of the city corporations of Narayanganj, Rajshahi, and Gazipur […]
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 […]
CDKN Launches Guide on How to Contribute Climate Change information to Wikipedia
CDKN and Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) have launched a new guide for climate change professionals on how to contribute climate change information to Wikipedia. Download Guide here. Wikipedia is a powerful platform to make climate change information accessible to all. However, people working in the climate change field often overlook Wikipedia as an outreach […]