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2nd June 2023
Lives of the Lakes: The significance of indigenous knowledge in fostering community resilience in India Knowledge-Into-Use Award recipient, Rhea Shah, takes us on a photo journey with a community in Gujarat, India, which relies on indigenous and ecological knowledge for their livelihoods. As the area urbanises, this knowledge is being lost, so Aranya Design Studio is working with students to document these traditional practices to strengthen resilience.
Feature
2nd June 2023
Shades of resilience in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh Catalytic Grants winner Afsana Afrin Esha details the adverse effects of climate change on communities in the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest located in southwestern Bangladesh. Afsana highlights the importance of holistic solutions that fully engage the local community.
Feature
29th May 2023
The role of traditional pottery in beating rural heat stress in Maharashtra, India Prajkta Harishchandra Gaikwad from the Yashwantrao Chavan School of Social Work describes how communities in the Satara district of Maharashtra are using traditional earthen pots to keep drinking water cool during heat waves. Prajkta shares how important it is to preserve these local resilience practices to effectively combat climate change.
News
18th May 2023
Opportunity: Are you a champion of Locally Led Adaptation? Help us tell your story to the world! The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and CDKN are pleased to announce a call for stories on community-driven and locally-led adaptation. These stories will be collaboratively developed and featured in a publication to be launched at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in November 2023.
Event
17th May 2023
CDKN at CBA17 The 17th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA17), hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), will take place from 22-25 May in Bangkok, Thailand. CDKN will be co-hosting two sessions and hosting a marketplace stall. Find out more and register below.
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15th May 2023
Opportunity: IPBES call for contributions on Indigenous and local knowledge The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has launched a call inviting Indigenous and local communities from around the world to support three new biodiversity assessments. Submit your contribution before 31 May 2023.
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20th April 2023
Resilience Evidence Forum Registration is now open for the Resilience Evidence Forum, to be held in Cape Town in June 2023. The forum, co-hosted by USAID and the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), aims to take stock of the latest evidence on resilience and its implications for policy and programming and spark further collaborations and capacity exchange across geographic contexts, sectors and actors.
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3rd April 2023
CDKN at the UN Water Conference The UN 2023 Water Conference took place from 22-24 March 2023 in New York and online. The conference raised awareness of the global water crisis, while deciding on concerted action to achieve internationally agreed water-related goals and targets. CDKN co-organised three virtual events. Find out more below.
News
29th March 2023
Opportunité : Appel à notes conceptuelles - De la connaissance à l'action résiliente au climat dans les pays africains Le CDKN a le plaisir de vous informer du lancement d’un appel à notes conceptuelles, dans le cadre de la nouvelle phase de son programme. Cet appel axée sur le thème “Des connaissances à l'action résiliente au climat.
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29th March 2023
Opportunity: Call for concepts - From knowledge to climate-resilient action in African countries CDKN is pleased to announce a call for concept notes under the programme’s new five-year phase. The ‘knowledge-to-action’ call will provide grants to projects led by African organisations that mobilise Indigenous and local knowledge to support locally-led and inclusive climate-resilient action in Africa.
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23rd March 2023
Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues Ensuring resilient food systems and sustainable healthy diets for all requires much higher water use, however, water resources are finite, geographically dispersed and volatile under climate change. A new paper co-authored by CDKN CEO Shehnaaz Moosa highlights the role of water use in the food system and how good governance is central to achieving water-resilient food systems.
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Knowledge for Change - learning about knowledge brokering

CDKN is working to better understand how knowledge and evidence on climate change can inform and translate into policy and implementation.