Latin America and the Caribbean

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean:

Projects
70
Resources
92
Stories
118
Feature
7th November 2024
Advancing equitable ecosystem-based adaptation work: Reflections from COP16 Following a busy COP16, CDKN’s Thematic Leads on Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Finance reflect on what they see as the key outcomes, concerns and next steps for advancing more equitable ecosystem-based adaptation work from local to global levels.
Resource
30th October 2024
Harnessing ecosystem-based adaptation to drive progress towards global targets Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA), a collaborative network of over 100 organisations dedicated to advancing the awareness and uptake of ecosystem-based approaches in global adaptation and resilience efforts, has launched a pivotal report at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Event
18th October 2024
CDKN at CBD COP16: Championing integrated and just biodiversity and climate action CDKN looks forward to attending COP16 in Cali, Colombia, from 21 October to 1 November. Our focus will be on promoting gender equality and social inclusion in biodiversity and climate policies.
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Priority action area

CDKN’s Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) work enhances knowledge and promotes Southern-led leadership on how ecosystem-based approaches for climate adaptation can be implemented in ways that are gender equitable and socially just, leading to positive outcomes for people and nature.

Event
11th October 2024
Pre-COP29 briefing webinar: Women’s empowerment in the context of climate ambition Join a GLOW webinar on 23rd October to hear how diverse actors are building capacity on gender-responsive climate action, and the opportunities for just transitions to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies in specific countries and regions.
Resource
20th September 2024
Empowering women in just transitions: Insights from the GLOW programme This report summarises learning from the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme on common challenges and promising solutions for advancing women’s empowerment in low-carbon transitions.
Event
13th September 2024
GLOW at New York Climate Week 2024 As part of New York Climate Week, the GLOW programme is hosting an event on women’s economic empowerment for unlocking just transitions. Join us in-person or online on Monday 23rd September at 11-12.30 EDT.
Feature
11th September 2024
Reflecting as we go – Lessons from designing and delivering CDKN’s knowledge brokering workshops CDKN Learning Lead, Lucia Scodanibbio, reflects on what she’s discovered so far from developing and facilitating the first knowledge brokering workshops of the third phase of CDKN.
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29th August 2024
Announcing the winners of the Knowledge into Use Awards The Resilience Evidence Coalition are excited to announce the winners of the Knowledge into Use Awards 2024. The awards celebrate innovative projects that are transforming communities through the practical application of climate resilience knowledge. Each winner received a prize of 100,000 Swedish Krona and support in showcasing their work.
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19th June 2024
The (ongoing) journey to the ‘All hands on deck’ card experience CDKN’s Learning Lead, Lucia Scodanibbio, describes the evolution of the knowledge brokering reflection cards that have been developed to facilitate more dynamic, playful meetings that yet focus on serious issues.
News
31st May 2024
Inclusive conversations: Pioneering a human rights-based approach to biodiversity and climate action CDKN is co-convening a 3-part dialogue series on pioneering a human-rights based approach (HRBA) to biodiversity and climate action together with BES-Net, Swedbio, Soka Gakkai International and the Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network (Focali).
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10th May 2024
Four ecosystem-based adaptation projects with a social and gender perspective begin in Latin America Four CDKN-supported Knowledge-to-Action (K2A) projects began activities recently, two in Colombia and two in Ecuador. These K2A projects are part of a small grants programme (US$ 50,000 per project) that aim to sustainably protect natural resources in these countries while considering the effects of climate change and promoting ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and gender and social inclusion.