CleantechHUB helps Colombia’s climate entrepreneurs attract funds In Colombia, green business accelerator, CleantechHUB, is providing a platform for entrepreneurs to develop and present their sustainable business ideas, to raise capital and create green jobs. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.

Kenyan inventor’s eco-friendly product feeds dairy goat economy In Kisumu County, Kenya, innovator Joe Ouko develops eco-friendly goat feed, boosting the dairy goat economy. Ouko's locally-led initiative showcases the integration of traditional wisdom and modern science in climate-resilient agriculture. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.

Honduran diver brigades restore coral reefs damaged by hurricanes Emergency teams swiftly repair hurricane-damaged coral reefs across Central America, using insurance-backed methods to ensure rapid recovery and resilience. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.

Opportunity: Apply to be CDKN’s Gender and Social Inclusion Lead CDKN is looking for a Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Lead to provide expertise and thought leadership on the complex interrelationships among gender, race, social exclusion and systematic inequalities, climate impacts, vulnerability and risk, and climate-resilient development policies and actions. The position will be hired through SouthSouthNorth (SSN).

Ecosystem-based approaches for just climate action in African cities: Seven takeaways from Africa Climate Week CDKN, ICLEI Africa, PlanAdapt and World Resources Institute colleagues reflect on a recent session held at Africa Climate Week that focused on the importance of equitable ecosystem-based approaches as a means to address climate challenges. Several nature-based solution pathways for action are highlighted that have the greatest potential for driving change in African cities.

Report : Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans For cities to be sustainable, they need to simultaneously mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and ensure adequate access to basic urban services such as water, food and energy to their growing populations. A new report from CDKN and RUAF Foundation looks at the cases of Sri Lanka and Argentina where urban adaptation plans have achieved numerous benefits.

REPORT: Integrating climate change concerns in disaster management planning: The case of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Gorakhpur District is recognised as one of the most flood-prone districts in eastern Uttar Prades

How can climate-smart agriculture help the poorest farmers? Stefania Lovo, Mintewab Bezabiah and Gregor Singer explain the findings of their latest report, ‘Green agricultural policies and poverty alleviation.’

POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in Rwanda (FCFA) Climate change and extreme weather are already taking a toll on Rwanda. The country suffers floods and landslides, and variable rainfall affects farming, causing soil erosion and droughts. Scientists predict future climate change that could make these problems worse. How should decision-makers respond? A new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme and CDKN explores some options.

POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in Zambia Zambia's climate is bound to change in the coming decades - as climate change takes hold globally. How should policy-makers and investors take these climate risks into account? That’s the subject of a new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa programme and CDKN.

POLICY BRIEF: Using climate information for large-scale hydropower planning in sub-Saharan Africa How could Africa’s changing climate affect the performance of large dams, decades from now? And what should policy-makers and investors be doing about it? That's the subject of a new policy brief from the Future Climate for Africa programme and CDKN.

Drowning in information at COP - what’s the solution? CDKN's Geoff Barnard discusses the bewilding deluge of climate knowledge at COP20 and the importance of knowledge curators to organise and provide access to this information.