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This case study examines a climate-smart agriculture initiative in Nepal led by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD). The project focused on implementing the government's Chief Minister’s Environment Friendly Model Agriculture Village Programme (CMEFMAVP) in Gandaki province, emphasizing gender-responsive strategies and the adoption of 'women-friendly' tools to overcome barriers to climate resilience among rural farmers.

This case study examines the role of gender-responsive approaches in building climate resilience within the peri-urban areas of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It highlights the vulnerability of agriculture-based livelihoods to climate hazards and argues that effective resilience requires addressing socioeconomic disparities, improving gender-disaggregated data collection, and sensitizing urban local bodies to gender issues.

This scoping report, published in June 2020 by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), assesses the integration of gender considerations into Ethiopia's climate change policies, specifically the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy and the National Adaptation Plan (NAP). The report identifies significant gaps in institutionalization, accountability, and inter-departmental coordination between the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF), while recommending the adoption of gender-responsive budgeting and the establishment of a standing inter-sectoral committee.

This policy brief examines the causes of recurring flooding in Accra, Ghana, and advocates for the integration of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) with traditional infrastructure to mitigate disaster risks. It emphasizes the necessity of collaboration and communication between municipal and district assemblies to manage shared waterways and drainage systems effectively.

A case study on a women-led climate-smart agricultural model piloted by Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India, which has scaled to reach over 60,000 women farmers.

A case study on the city of Ahmedabad's use of municipal bonds to finance climate-resilient urban development and green infrastructure.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation successfully raised 200 crore INR in January 2019 through green municipal bonds for projects like waste management and the cleaning of the Sabarmati River. This success was attributed to the city's AA+ credit rating and supportive national frameworks, including the AMRUT programme and regulatory easing by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation, with support from the CapaCITIES project, installed a 145 kWp solar PV system at the Aji water treatment plant in Rajkot, India. The project cost INR 8.5 million and was co-financed, which increased municipal ownership and sustainability. The system provides nearly one-fifth of the plant's power and mitigated 184 tonnes of CO2 between July 2018 and August 2019. Real-time monitoring of savings and emissions has encouraged the city to plan further expansions, including a 250 kWp system at the Rajyadhar wastewater treatment plant.

Bangladesh Bank established a $200 million Green Transformation Fund (GTF) in 2016 to finance environment-friendly machinery for the country's pollution-intensive garment and manufacturing sectors. While the fund has supported specific companies like Goodrich Sweater Ltd and Skyline Apparels and expanded its scope to include the jute and general manufacturing sectors, it faces challenges including a lengthy approval process and a narrow focus on capital machinery rather than broader sustainability measures.

The Bhungroo rainwater harvesting system in Gujarat, India, empowers marginal women farmers by providing them with ownership of water-management technology. This has led to increased agricultural productivity, the conversion of fallow land to cultivable land, and the eventual transfer of land ownership to women. The initiative has reached over 20,000 farmers and contributed to the reverse migration of approximately 6,100 farmers.

This case study examines the impact of women-led community cooperatives in Bangladesh, specifically focusing on the Basundhara Forum in Gopalganj district. It details how the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), supported by Christian Aid, uses these forums to enhance livelihoods, improve disaster-risk reduction, and increase women's participation in local government decision-making and climate adaptation planning.

This case study examines the implementation of a solar pump cooperative in Dhundi, Gujarat, which provides irrigation and generates income for farmers by selling excess electricity to the grid. The model incentivizes sustainable groundwater use and reduces carbon emissions by replacing diesel pumps.

This case study describes a women-led climate-smart agriculture model piloted by Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) in 2014 in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. The model focuses on sustainable farming, water conservation, and livelihood diversification to empower rural women and build household resilience against drought and climate change.

This guide introduces a publication by CDKN, ODI, SSN, and ICLEI that distils findings from the IPCC's September 2019 Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate specifically for the South Asia region.

This document is a facilitator's guide for the 'gender and climate game,' an experiential learning tool designed to illustrate how climate variability and change disproportionately affect women and men due to existing gender inequalities and social vulnerabilities.

This guide, prepared by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and SouthSouthNorth (SSN), translates the findings of the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate specifically for African policymakers. It details how human-induced climate change is altering ocean chemistry and temperature, accelerating sea-level rise, and melting high-mountain glaciers, all of which threaten marine biodiversity, food security, and coastal infrastructure across the African continent.

This briefing guide outlines the integration of gender equality and social inclusion within four global frameworks: the Sustainable Development Goals (specifically SDG 5), the UN Commission on the Status of Women's guidance, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It highlights that while some frameworks like the SDGs have standalone gender goals, others like the Paris Agreement mention gender equality in the preamble and adaptation articles but omit it from mitigation and financing sections. The Sendai Framework focuses on inclusive policies and the needs of disproportionately affected people in disaster risk management.

This report outlines the outcomes of the Climate Resilient Cities Initiative (CRC), a strategic alliance between the International Development Research Center (IDRC), the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), and the Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA) aimed at fostering climate-resilient development in small and medium-sized cities in Latin America.

This guide examines how retail tariff policies and subsidy designs can be used to increase revenues for private mini-grid operators, aiming to make energy access more sustainable and profitable in un-electrified communities.

This guide provides policymakers with a framework for designing retail tariffs and subsidies to incentivize private sector investment in mini-grids, primarily in Africa. It highlights the 'viability gap' where high costs and low rural revenues hinder commercial viability. The document details various tariff approaches (uniform, cost-reflective, and case-by-case) and subsidy structures (input, output, and auction-based), emphasizing that confidence in timely disbursement and a balance between verification and effectiveness are key to successful implementation.