Climate and Development Knowledge Network

Tomorrow at 🇺🇳 CDKN Programme Lead Lisa McNamara, CDKN GESI Lead Patricia Aruho Bamanyaki, and CDKN Ethiopia Country Manager Arsema Andargatchew, will facilitate a skills lab, hosted by .

The workshop will focus on nurturing advocacy strategies for integrating gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) in climate policy and action for National Gender and Climate Change Focal Points (NGCCFPs) and nominated party representatives.

📅 Saturday 13 June
📍 UN Campus, Bonn & virtual
⏲️ 9.15 - 11.15 (CEST)

Follow online here: https://unfccc.int/event/in-session-workshop-on-best-practices-and-tools-for-strengthening-the-role-of-national-gender-and

More on where you can find CDKN at the June Climate Meetings (SB64) 👉 https://cdkn.org/story/cdkn-bonn-june-climate-meetings-sb64

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken UN Climate Change Cris Robertson

Tomorrow, CDKN will co-convene one of 's official UNFCCC side events, "From principles to practice: Scaling finance and implementation of locally led adaptation", with Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

CDKN's Programme Lead, Lisa McNamara, will share practical lessons from implementing LLA across diverse country contexts, including experiences and recommendations emerging from a joint learning process on LLA with African implementing partners and community leaders.

Leitoro Adrian, Co-Founder of CDKN’s grantee, Nature and People as One - NAPO, will open the session by reflecting on why LLA is essential to effective and equitable climate action.

📅 Friday 12 June
📍 Room Bonn, WCCB
⏲️ 10.30 - 11.45 (CEST)

More on where you can find CDKN at the June Climate Meetings (SB64) 👉 https://cdkn.org/story/cdkn-bonn-june-climate-meetings-sb64

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken UN Climate Change Cris Robertson

🌍 This , we’re sharing our poster for EbA Knowledge Day ahead of , showing how climate knowledge is resulting in locally led action through CDKN’s Knowledge-to-Action (K2A) grants 🌍

Across Africa, Asia and Latin America, communities are combining Indigenous knowledge and scientific insights to strengthen resilience, while putting gender equality, social inclusion, and ecosystem-based approaches at the centre.

From restoring degraded landscapes and implementing climate-smart agriculture in Kenya, Benin and Mozambique, to integrating gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) into ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) efforts through water funds in the Andes, these initiatives show that:

✅ Local leadership drives lasting impact
✅ Inclusive approaches strengthen resilience
✅ Small grants can catalyse scalable change

As we mark , we highlight key lessons from the K2A projects, demonstrating that when knowledge is co-created and grounded in local realities, it leads to meaningful, lasting climate action.

🇩🇪 This poster will also be shared at EbA Knowledge Day 🇩🇪

👉 Explore more insights and examples here: https://cdkn.org/project/ecosystem-based-adaptation-eba-priority-action-area

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken ICLEI-South Asia International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) UN Climate Change Cris Robertson

🌍🇩🇪 𝐂𝐃𝐊𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐁𝟔𝟒 🌍🇩🇪
👉 https://cdkn.org/story/cdkn-bonn-june-climate-meetings-sb64

From 8–18 June, CDKN will be engaging at the UNFCCC SB64 sessions in Bonn, helping shape discussions that will inform decisions at COP31.

Our Programme Lead, Lisa McNamara, GESI Lead, Patricia Aruho Bamanyaki, and partners will represent CDKN across a range of official and partner events.

📅 CDKN key events:

🔸 Daring Cities 2026 Bonn Dialogues
🗓 10 June
⏰ 11:00–12:30 (CEST)
📍 GIZ
Lisa McNamara will join a plenary panel on cities and climate governance in a post-COP30 context.

🔸 Official UNFCCC Side Event
🗓 12 June
⏰ 10:30–11:45 (CEST)
📍 Room Bonn
This CDKN co-covened event aims to explore how to scale and embed locally led adaptation, with insights from CDKN’s work across country contexts.

🔸 EbA Knowledge Day
🗓 12 June
CDKN will be engaging with participants on the day, showcasing all our projects related to EbA.

🔸 UNFCCC Skills Lab
🗓 13 June
⏰ 09:15–11:15 (CEST)
Lisa McNamara, Patricia Bamanyaki, and Arsema Andargatchew, CDKN Ethiopia Country Manager, will co-facilitate a session on advocacy for integrating GESI into climate policy.

Follow our page for insights, reflections and updates from Bonn.

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) UN Climate Change Cris Robertson

🇪🇹 Young people are not only beneficiaries of climate action. They are active contributors to policy, implementation and accountability 🇪🇹

A Youth Climate Action Workshop organised by Enfluencers and Ethiopian Women and Youth Climate Assembly (EWYCA) with the support of CDKN, brought together The Youth Canvas Ethiopia members, youth-led organisations, climate actors and partners to explore how youth-led initiatives can better align with Ethiopia’s national climate frameworks, including the NDCs, NAPs, LT-LEDS, CRGE Strategy and the Climate Change Gender Action Plan.

The session created space for learning, dialogue and practical reflection on youth inclusion in climate governance, gender-responsive climate action, and pathways toward COP32 and LCOY Ethiopia 2026.

CDKN and SouthSouthNorth are pleased to support the Youth Canvas as a platform for young climate leaders to connect, learn and contribute to Ethiopia’s climate future.

To learn more about CDKN’s work in Ethiopia, visit our website: https://cdkn.org/project/ethiopia-community-practice-gender-equality-and-social-inclusion-gesi-climate-change

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

🇪🇹 How are community-led solutions driving climate resilience in Ethiopia? 🇪🇹
👉 https://cdkn.org/resource/enhancing-resilience-ethiopias-simien-mountains-through-community-led-ecosystem-based-adaptation

A new Learning Story by Hannah Sack, Nadia Sitas, Arsema Andargatchew and Kaleb Asnake Worku shows how, in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, a community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) project implemented by ORDA Ethiopia and CARE Ethiopia is delivering real, tangible change for both people and nature – restoring ecosystems, strengthening livelihoods, and reshaping governance.

As a result:
✅ Over 1.9 million seedlings have been planted, restoring 8,642 hectares of land
✅ Access to clean water improved through spring development and watershed management
✅ 280 savings and loan groups support more than 7,000 members to build financial resilience
✅ Livelihoods have been diversified through beekeeping, ecotourism, and climate-smart agriculture
✅ Women’s leadership increased significantly, with participation in key roles rising to over 40% in watershed cooperatives

This case study offers valuable insights for climate policy and practice globally, showing how important is for communities to shape climate solutions.

👉 Read the full Learning Story here: https://cdkn.org/resource/enhancing-resilience-ethiopias-simien-mountains-through-community-led-ecosystem-based-adaptation

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Cris Robertson

𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘: Apply now to be a Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Restoration Steward - receive funding, mentorship, global visibility and networking opportunities to elevate your restoration projects!

🗓️ Application deadline: 31 July 2026
🌐 Submissions can also be made in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Indonesian Bahasa
✅ Apply here: https://stewards.globallandscapesforum.org/2027-restoration-stewards-call-for-application/

📣 Apply Now to Become a 2027 Restoration Steward

Are you leading efforts to restore 🌊Oceans, ⛰️Mountains, 🏜️Drylands or 🏞️Wetlands, or 🌳Forests?

We're looking for the next cohort of Restoration Stewards: dedicated young leaders who will receive funding, mentorship, global visibility, and networking opportunities to elevate their restoration projects to new heights.

🗓️ Application deadline: 31 July 2026
🌐 Submissions can also be made in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Indonesian Bahasa
✅ Apply here: https://stewards.globallandscapesforum.org/2027-restoration-stewards-call-for-application/

Submit your application now for a chance to join this unique global movement advancing landscape restoration and ecosystem recovery.

🌎 Join CDKN's Prince Ansah (MPhil, PhD) and Valerie Kplorm Aku Nutakor at this week's 1st of the PCCB Network Capacity-Building Series! 🌎
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📅 29 May 2026
🕐 13:00–14:30 (UTC+2)
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UN Climate Change Paris Committee on Capacity-building Cris Robertson IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

🌍 This , we're celebrating the extraordinary stories of those already shaping locally led adaptation solutions that respond to lived realities.

Across CDKN’s network of public, private and civil society partners, we are seeing powerful examples of effective that is rooted in local knowledge, local priorities and local decision-making:

👉 Championing inclusive climate action: Lessons from Ethiopia’s gender and climate change community of practice https://cdkn.org/story/championing-inclusive-climate-action-addis-ababa-lessons-ethiopias-gender-and-climate-change-community-practice
👉 Strengthening rangeland management through community knowledge and science in Namibia https://cdkn.org/story/strengthening-rangeland-management-through-community-knowledge-and-science-otjinene
👉 Learning from the ground: How science and local knowledge are reducing climate risks in Senegal https://cdkn.org/story/learning-ground-how-science-and-local-knowledge-are-reducing-climate-risks-coastal-city-saint-louis-senegal
👉 Building a circular economy: Transforming Ghana's e-waste crisis https://cdkn.org/story/building-circular-economy-transforming-ghanas-e-waste-crisis
👉 Kenya’s innovative approach to tracking and reporting climate action impact https://cdkn.org/story/measuring-impact-kenyas-innovative-approach-tracking-and-reporting-climate-action-impact
👉 Traditional knowledge driving local-scale business and biodiversity conservation in Benin https://cdkn.org/story/traditional-knowledge-driving-local-scale-business-and-biodiversity-conservation-central-benin
👉 Identifying climate-related risks and adaptation measures through infrastructure mapping in South Sudan https://cdkn.org/project/identifying-climate-related-risks-and-adaptation-measures-through-infrastructure-mapping-south-sudan
👉 Mobilising locally-led action for restoration and governance in Kenya https://cdkn.org/project/mobilising-locally-led-action-restoration-and-governance-mount-marsabit-kenya
👉 Supporting local adaptation efforts to leverage scientific and Indigenous knowledge in Mozambique https://cdkn.org/project/supporting-local-adaptation-efforts-leverage-scientific-and-indigenous-knowledge-western-mozambique
👉 Urban art for climate in Cameroon https://cdkn.org/project/urban-art-climate-cameroon

IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

🌿 Ahead of , learn how CDKN's work supports locally led, rights-based approaches that integrate and 👉 https://cdkn.org/story/acting-locally-global-impact-advancing-biodiversity-and-climate-action-through-rights-knowledge-and-governance

We need to recognise the important and interlinking role of nature and people in achieving both adaptation and mitigation goals. Actions that restore ecosystems while strengthening community rights and leadership can deliver powerful co-benefits for both people and nature.

Experience from CDKN and its partners has shown that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and other nature-based solutions (NbS) can deliver long-term gains, but only where they are shaped by local priorities and grounded in local realities.

📖 Want to learn more? Read here 👉 https://cdkn.org/story/acting-locally-global-impact-advancing-biodiversity-and-climate-action-through-rights-knowledge-and-governance

Photo credit: Nature and People as One - NAPO



IDRC / CRDI Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Green Climate Fund Global Environment Facility Climate Policy Initiative African Development Bank Group Cris Robertson