All articles for the topic: climate change policy

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Place-based Climate Action Network

The Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) is about translating climate policy into action ‘on the ground’ to bring about transformative change.

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Using LEAP to achieve Green House Gas (GHG) reduction targets

This case study uses the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) Tool to create a model of Vermont to explore scenarios that achieve the Green House Gas (GHG) reduction targets for 2025, 2030 and 2050 set out in the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act.

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Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP)

LEAP, the Low Emissions Analysis Platform, is a widely-used software tool for energy policy analysis and climate change mitigation assessment developed at the Stockholm Environment Institute.

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National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture MOOC

There is a crucial connection between climate change adaptation, agriculture and sustainable development. This massive open online course (MOOC) presents key elements for this nexus, such as gender, NAPs, traditional knowledge, and links to other sectors, such as forestry.

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Cover photo: Air pollution from open fires and smelters near Bantala, Kolkata, India. Credit: Brett Cole

The SDC's Engagement for Clean Air for All

The SDC supports partners around the world in tackling climate change and in improving air quality while reducing poverty, improving health and protecting the environment.

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Políticas de Cambio Climático y las Estrategias de Adaptación de los Andes

Esta publicacion es un resumen del Conversatorio sobre “Políticas de Cambio Climático y las Estrategias de Adaptación en los Andes: una mirada multisectorial desde las montañas”. Read this article in English here.

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Current state of climate change policies and adaptation strategies in the Andes

A new regional study on the current state of climate change policies and adaptation strategies in the Andes shows the achievements in seven Andean countries, and raises future prospects. 

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Topic 12:  Social justice and equity

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to social justice and equity.

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Topic 9: Quality assurance, credibility and usability of CAPs

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP CAPs on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to the quality assurance, credibility and usability of CAPs.

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Topic 10:  Platform architecture and technical development

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to platform architecture and technical development.

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Topic 11: Governance of CAPs

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms (CAPs) on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to the governance of CAPs.

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Topic 6: Retaining relevance of CAPs in a fast-moving world

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP CAPs on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to how to retain the relevance of CAPs in a fast-moving world

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Topic 7: Integration and coherence across CAPs

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms (CAP) on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to integration and coherence across CAPs.

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Topic 8: Business models and value propositions for financing CAPs

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP CAPs on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to the business models and value propositions for financing CAPs.

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Topic  3: The role of CAPs in supporting monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of progress in adaptation

This page features lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms on the current practices, innovations and challenges related the monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of progress in adaptation

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Topic 4: Communications, knowledge brokering and stewardship to stimulate and enable action

This page features the key lessons shared by CAPs on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to communications, knowledge brokering and stewardship to stimulate and enable action.

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Topic 5: Integration of cultural knowledge, capacities and needs into CAPs

This page features the key lessons shared by CAPs on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to the integration of cultural knowledge, capacities and needs into CAPs.

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Topic 1: Co-evaluation, learning and capacity development to drive platform improvement

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms on the current practices, innovations and challenges related to co-evaluation, learning and capacity development.

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Topic 2: Supporting and Working with Local Users

This page features the key lessons shared by KE4CAP climate adaption platforms on how to support and work with local users.

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Image: © Ralf Steinberger | Mali women pounding cereals.

The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Africa?

This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land prepared for decision-makers in Africa by the CDKN, ODI and SSN. This is not an official IPCC publication.

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IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What's in it for South Asia

This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land prepared for decision makers in South Asia by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), ICLEI-South Asia and SouthSouthNorth. This is not an official IPCC publication.

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The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Latin America?

This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land prepared for decision makers in Latin America by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute(ODI), Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano and SouthSouthNorth. This is not an official IPCC publication.

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Low Carbon Resilience: Best Practices For Professionals

This project focused on the key role professionals play as change agents in climate action, and what is needed for all sectors to advance uptake of low carbon reslience based practices. 

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Cascading Climate Impacts - Policy Simulation

The Cascading Climate Impacts Policy Simulation encourages us to go beyond the linear process in which science is passed on to society after its production by offering a more interactive and productive arrangement between science and science users.

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