Can finance provide the crown jewels of a Durban climate accord? As climate talks get underway in Durban, South Africa this week, progress on a Green Climate Fund is one of the hottest, most contentious tickets in town. It is also one of the great prizes to be won.

Press release - countries making progress without a global deal In our first press release from the CoP, we summarise Simon Maxwell's 'Giant strides or fairy footsteps' article, now appearing in South African publication Mail and Guardian Online. Simon will lead a discussion on this theme from 2pm on 3 December in Durban - click here for more information.

CDKN reports live from CoP-17 Hear live from CDKN's staff at CoP-17, with our feed reporting direct from the conference in Durban.

What does private finance mean for adaptation to climate change? Aaron Atteridge, Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, discusses how private finance can best be directed for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.

CDKN spokespeople at CoP-17 A press release with CDKN's spokespeople and media contacts at Durban.

Durban bound - CDKN's pre-CoP newsletter Read CDKN's pre-Durban newsletter, setting out our presence at the conference and our most recent resources on the negotiations, and find out how to follow us at CoP-17.

Press Release - CDKN spokespeople at CoP17 This is the first of CDKN's press releases from CoP17

'Legal form' and the future of the Kyoto Protocol - can Durban deliver? In an exclusive post for CDKN, Professor Lavanya Rajamani of CPR in Delhi assesses the forthcoming UNFCCC conference in Durban, and considers the benefits of reaching a legally-binding deal.

UNEP's young environmental journalist award Africa Entries for the 2011 UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa are now open.

Food security links us all Sonja Vermeulen, Head of Research of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, writes about the global challenge facing food security and agriculture.

Come visit us at our official CoP stall CDKN will have an official stall for the whole CoP17 period.

Development and Climate days film festival – see the shortlist Watch the films shortlisted for the IIED's Development and Climate Days film festival, sponsored by CDKN.