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Support to the Climate and Development Knowledge Network for strategic events

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) brokers practical and tailored knowledge on climate and development for use and application in decision-making in the Global South. This project supports CDKN’s ability to engage with existing climate change adaptation research projects through strategic events designed to build partnerships that can enhance the impact of existing research at country, regional, and international levels. CDKN will be supported to engage with existing IDRC projects, such as Climate Resilient Cities in South America and the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia, as well as research projects funded by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. This research project will enhance CDKN’s ability to connect these different initiatives, support the application of their knowledge, contribute to the sustainability of their results, and generate linkages to emerging initiatives. A key set of activities that will be supported is a series of regional workshops intended to enhance partnerships between CDKN and existing or recently closed research projects in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. The primary focus of these workshops will be to co-develop partnership proposals for impact-oriented work that will be carried out through support from CDKN. This will therefore enable CDKN to pursue a robust and transparent engagement process to identify research partners where opportunities for further impact and scalable solutions are high. Selected research partners will then engage in a “co-delivery” process where CDKN will offer in-kind knowledge management, communications, and engagement expertise in the delivery of different interventions, in addition to funds to support activities. This research support project will also provide resources for strategic events at the global level to convene key partners and leverage important partnerships in response to opportunities that arise on the global stage.