Predicting Climate Change - Traditional Early Warning Signals Catherine Roween C. Almaden, Executive Assistant to the Academic Vice-President at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, discusses how ancient ways of predicting climate change can be utilised in the challenges the Philippines faces today.

Financing climate compatible development Torry Kuswardono Director of Perkumpulan Pikul-Kupang & Henriette Imelda (Program Coordinator from the Institute for Essential Services Reform) outline initiatives taken through the CDKN supported project ‘Finding the Finance: Climate Compatible Development in Asia Cities’.

Public Engagement Workshop on Heat Wave Management in Karachi City, Pakistan CDKN and LEAD Pakistan are holding a public engagement workshop on ‘Heat Wave Management in Karac

How the private sector can help Nepal's hydropower sector adapt to climate change CDKN’s partners report on a workshop on private sector engagement in Nepal’s hydroelectricity sector organised by the Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI) and Practical Action Consulting (PAC) under the CKDN supported project ‘Acting on Adaptation in the Hydroelectricity Sector’.

Why greater private sector engagement is necessary in Nepal’s hydro-electricity sector? Prof. Dr. Govind Nepal, member of the apex planning body of the Government of Nepal, the National Planning Commission (NPC), answers some pressing questions on the importance of close linkages between the private sector and policy makers in adaptation to climate change at a mini-workshop organised as part of the CDKN supported ‘Adaptation to Climate Change in Hydro-electricity Sector in Nepal’ project.

‘Climate Smart Villages’ in Punjab, India provide lessons on climate smart agriculture Surendra Gautam and Keshab Thapa from Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD), Nepal report on their field experiences learning about Climate Smart Villages in Punjab province, India.

India’s INDCs – An opportunity for co-creation of green technologies Mihir Bhatt, CDKN’s Senior Country Advisor for India reflects on the country’s newly released INDCs and the opportunities they present for India.

Nepal’s hydroelectricity sector - How to lessen its vulnerability to climate change Johan Grijsen, Senior Water Resources Specialist for the CDKN-supported project ‘Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hydroelectricity Sector in Nepal’ explores Nepal’s vulnerability to climate change with the help of “Climate Wizard”.

Mobilising Investment for Low-Emission Development in Asia’s Agriculture Sector The workshop will be held to discuss effective ways to mobilise investments in low-emission crop production and processing.

An emblematic city looks to renewable energy in Sialkot, Pakistan Juan Pablo Osornio and Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib go behind the scenes of an initiative to green Pakistan's industrial heartland. Sialkot city, home of a thriving football manufacturing industry, is now the focus for a 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action' or NAMA.

India, climate change and another health related crisis Aditi Paul, CDKN’s country programme manager for India reflects on the link between climate change and the ongoing dengue virus outbreak in New Delhi

The importance of Nepal’s hydropower sector for climate compatible and low carbon development As Nepal looks towards the hydropower sector to generate future growth, Dr. Divas B Basnyat, Team Leader, Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI) reports on a CDKN-funded technical assistance project to the Government of Nepal. He outlines how Nepal’s climate change policy and hydropower development in the country are inextricably linked.