Learning to access climate finance - Insights for Bangladeshi businesses Jennifer Steeves and Virginie Fayolle of Acclimatise explore how Bangladeshi businesses are moving forward on climate finance opportunities.

Report: Aceh and the archipelago economy - Protecting forests for water, energy and food security  A series of studies were undertaken in Aceh to explore some the challenges facing the province, as they work towards meeting the goals of the medium-term development plan (RPJMN) without further environmental degradation.

BRIEFING NOTE: How can Indonesia achieve water, energy and food security?  This briefing note outlines the challenges and opportunities for Indonesia to achieve water, energy and food security targets in ways that align with its long term development strategy.

REPORT: Lessons from REDD+ for achieving water, energy and food security in Indonesia This report, funded by CDKN, seeks to assess the extent to which (1) REDD+ objectives have been integrated into national development planning and (2) legal, regulatory and institutional reforms under the development of REDD+ have facilitated the improved governance of land-based sectors.

Case Study: Catalysing leadership on efficient bagasse processing This case study provides an overview of the leadership exercised by the private sector in sugar sector in Pakistan, and ways in which this can be replicated in other countries.

Making the business case for private sector investment in climate compatible development Jennifer Steeves and Virginie Fayolle of Acclimatise, explain private sector and its potential to engage in climate compatible development in Bangladesh.

Asia LEDS Forum 2016 - Mobilizing finance for priority actions Themed ‘Mobilizing Finance for Priority Actions,’ the Forum will be held on June 27-29 in Hanoi, Vietnam and serves as the premier gathering of policymakers, donors, practitioners, and other experts involved in enabling low-emission, climate-resilient development in Asia.

REPORT: Business case for the Bangladeshi private sector to invest in climate change and access international climate finance This paper outlines the case for action on climate change by the private sector, specifically, what opportunities are available for businesses to harness as a result of climate change?

POLICY BRIEF: Private sector engagement in climate change action in Bangladesh: creating an enabling environment This policy brief examines the role of the private sector in climate compatible development (CCD) in Bangladesh.

Indonesian youth take action on climate change after the Paris Agreement Via Apriyani and M. Rayhan Krisnadi give their insights into the role that youth can play in addressing climate change challenges in Indonesia. They are both student activists at Universitas Indonesia, and Via is also supporting CDKN’s activities in the country.

Hope for Pakistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution Fareeha Irfan Ovais, CDKN's Project Manager, Low Carbon Scenario Analysis for Pakistan, describes how the work done by the project can be used for the development of Pakistan’s national climate change plan – known in United Nations language as its ‘Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’.

the Green Climate Fund and city leaders Lisa Junghans of Germanwatch is a team member of the CDKN supported project ‘Finding the Finance: climate compatible development in Asian cities’. In this blog she discusses the opportunities for cities under the GCF, and how achieving a paradigm shift needs bundled power from all sides.