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Shaping policy for development

An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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Ari Huhtala
Ari Huhtala

Ari Huhtala

CDKN: Director of Policy and Programmes, Climate and Environment

Ari's experience includes UNDP in Hanoi and Dhaka, UNIDO headquarters in Vienna and Representative in Bangkok, manager for cleaner production financing at UNEP Paris, environmental advisor to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and Team Leader for a KfW environmental credit line in Indonesia. More recently he has worked at the Environment Department of the World Bank in Washington DC leading a cluster on climate finance acting as well as preparing for Rio+20. In May 2012 he joined the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) as Director of Policy and Programmes.

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Seeing is believing

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 July 2013
'My ten days’ observation of the fragile wilderness between latitudes N79° and N80° certainly strengthened my sense of the urgency that all discussions about development and green growth must carry. Climate change is here, now, and we need to do all we can to prevent the white, reflective polar ice cap from melting entirely in the summer months.'
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Climate finance challenges and responses

Publication - Briefing papers - 12 February 2013
Ari Huhtala, Neil Bird, Ciline Herweijer
This paper summarises the thinking on climate finance among Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Alliance members and suggests areas for prioritisation and action by the international community.
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On carbon markets: the 'valley of creation'

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 31 May 2012
'Carbon prices are at an all-time low and do not currently stimulate trade that would make a difference. Hundreds of carbon traders are flocking to look for new employment opportunities, hopefully not for good if the business picks up again in the coming years.'
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Supporting climate negotiators: lessons learned and future opportunities

Event - Round-table - 23 May 2012 18:30 - 20:30 (GMT+00)

In the world of international climate change negotiations, parties’ positions on different issues grab the headlines. But how often do we stop and think about the negotiators themselves – particularly when they’re from low-income, poorly-resourced delegations? This roundtable discussion will explore how to better support climate negotiators.

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