Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership adopted – “real work begins now” Pacific leaders have pledged their commitment to strong climate action, as reported by the Office of the President of the Marshall Islands

Explorando el potencial de la diplomacia climática para potenciar los intereses de los países más pobres Un nuevo policy brief de la Alianza Clima y Desarrollo (CDKN) explora el potencial que la diplomacia climática tiene para los países menos desarrollados, especialmente para promover una acción internacional más ambiciosa en cambio climático, tanto en las conversaciones globales oficiales como no oficiales.

Revealing the potential of climate diplomacy to boost poor countries’ interests CDKN’s latest policy brief shows how the least developed nations can use climate diplomacy to punch above their weight when calling for action on climate change

Lessons from the private sector for building resilience A new report distils lessons learned from 100 initiatives where public- and private-sector organisations have joined forces to strengthen resilience against climate disasters, and presents exemplary case studies to show how others can follow suit. By Christina Becker-Birck of Meister Consultants

Establishing Low Carbon Growth in Ethiopia Rob Bailey of Chatham House reports on how Ethiopia is partnering with China and the EU to develop Low Carbon Zones designed to spur low carbon investment and establish hubs for innovation and technology transfer.

'Knowledge navigator' helps to signpost climate and development information Fatema Rajabali introduces the Knowledge Navigator, a CDKN-sponsored tool that features on our refreshed website, from this week.

Directing climate finance to where it’s needed Counterproductive subsidies, forthcoming regulations and verification methods must be taken into account if more private-sector investments are to be mobilized for climate finance initiatives. Simone Albus of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH reports

CDKN lanza nuevas características online La Alianza Clima y Desarrollo (CDKN, por sus siglas en inglés) ha incorporado algunos cambios a su sitio web con el fin de brindar un entorno web más atractivo y sencillo de usar, dirigido a profesionales que trabajan en temas de desarrollo compatible con el clima.

CDKN launches new on-line features The Climate and Development Knowledge Network has introduced some changes to its website with the aim of providing a more inviting and easy-to-use service for professionals working in the climate compatible development space.

Portal proliferation syndrome responding to treatment With no end in sight to the proliferation of websites offering climate information, Geoff Barnard, CDKN’s Knowledge Management Strategy Advisor, offers some advice on how to add value to existing sources of data

REPORT: 2013 Climate Knowledge Brokers Workshop Report This report summarises the discussions and conclusions from the third Climate Knowledge Brokers workshop, held from 7-9 June 2013 in Bonn, Germany.

CFAS launches new climate finance daily briefings service The Climate Finance Advisory Service is launching a new service, CFAS Daily Briefings which will provide concise, informative updates on key meetings and climate negotiations.