Music offers a breakthrough for communicating on climate change An innovative event at Development & Climate Days event in Warsaw offers the promise of more effective popular communications on climate change.

You know your adaptation programme's going well when... Mairi Dupar, CDKN’s Global Public Affairs Coordinator, attended a rich knowledge exchange on climate adaptation at the Development & Climate Days 2013, which revealed how one success breeds another.

Mary Robinson on how tackling climate change can have positive outcomes for justice, gender and economic development Mary Robinson spoke with Mairi Dupar (CDKN) and Miren Gutierrez (ODI) about gender, development and climate change ahead of the 19th COP in Warsaw, 11–22 November, 2013

Partnership counts the successes and challenges of building resilience Mairi Dupar, CDKN’s Global Public Affairs Coordinator, reports from The Hague, where she joined the CDKN-supported Partners for Resilience alliance to take stock of their ambitious programme to build community resilience in developing countries.

Strike first, before the next climate disaster Disaster galvanises action. Floods, cyclones, droughts jolt leaders into planning for future extreme weather events. What we need is the same flurry, but before the fact, says CDKN's Mairi Dupar.

Progress for climate negotiations – in the UNFCCC and beyond Recent global climate talks in Bonn, Germany made few headlines except for the impasse that happened - but there are many reasons for optimism. CDKN’s Mairi Dupar, Global Public Affairs Coordinator, and Kiran Sura, Head of Negotiations Support, report.

Close to home, learning from subnational initiatives for climate compatible development Mairi Dupar and Ali Cambray report on a CDKN-ICLEI programme to learn about climate compatible development at city and subnational level.

CDKN reports from Resilient Cities 2013 Some common themes in vulnerability and resilience emerged from CDKN's session at Resilient Cities 2013, the 4th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation.

Climate diplomacy gathers pace Mairi Dupar, CDKN's Global Public Affairs Co-ordinator, looks at how climate diplomacy can be used to drive change at the national and international levels.

¿Podrá la ‘justicia climática’ ser el llamado a la acción que el mundo necesita? Mairi Dupar de CDKN explora cómo los países podrían encontrar muchas motivaciones positivas para tomar iniciativas sobre el clima y ponerse de acuerdo en un audaz tratado internacional. Reportaje de Jorge Villanueva, CDKN LAC, desde Santiago, Chile.

CKDN debate highlights the need for a new economic narrative A debate held by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) last week highlighted that compelling economic narratives are needed to drive action on climate compatible development – and that policies must be carefully designed to assist the poorest in society.

Could ‘climate justice’ be the rallying cry the world needs? Could climate justice provide a compelling narrative to drive ambitious climate action? Mairi Dupar and Jorge Villanueva of CDKN investigate