What the women said - conversations with LDC women negotiators in Bonn CDKN bloggers report from Bonn on the role of women negotiators from least developed countries, and what more can be done to support them in the UN climate change talks.

Baby steps on climate cooperation bring small victories, but not enough to stave off climate-related suffering The prospects for securing an ambitious, inclusive global climate deal any time in the next two to three years are weak, and the subsequent prospects for grave climate change impacts on the world’s poorest people are a cause for deep concern. That is the message from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) on the closure of the latest UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany.

Making power generation resilient to climate change As nations meeting in Bonn conclude talks on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions, the time is right to examine how power generation can be not only low-carbon, but also climate-resilient. Frauke Urban reports.

Postcard from Bonn - Capacity building for LDC negotiators in UN climate talks Tristan Stubbs reports from the CDKN side event in Bonn, Germany, on capacity building for least developed country negotiators in the UN climate talks. Read what he has to say about the severe disadvantages that these negotiators face.

Seeking a cure for portal proliferation syndrome The symptoms are familiar. You seem to hear about a new climate information portal or knowledge platform being launched every week. You check it out and it seems impressive at first glance. Nice graphics. Promising headings. Ambitious objectives. Cool tools. But as you click further you start to wonder.

CDKN Press Briefing - Least developed countries need bigger say in climate talks PRESS BRIEFING 7 June 2011 For immediate release

voices of the vulnerable must be heard On the opening of the UN climate talks in Bonn, CDKN Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth and Asia Director Ali Tauqeer Sheikh argue for the wide benefits that come from supporting Least Developed Countries to have a loud voice in international negotiations.

Postcard from Frankfurt 2 - CDKN Knowledge Brokers Workshop round-up In the second blog from the CDKN Knowledge Brokers Workshop in Frankfurt, CDKN's Tristan Stubbs reports on the challenges conference participants have set themselves, and how they plan to work together in the future.

Climate compatible development - towards solutions: a special CDKN film How are policy-makers and development practitioners tackling the joint challenges of poverty and climate change? This OneWorld film for CDKN explores the latest thinking in climate compatible development.

Voices from the front line of climate change: a special CDKN film This compelling tour of developing countries on the front line of climate change shows the impacts they are experiencing today. A OneWorld production for CDKN.

Postcard from Frankfurt - CDKN Knowledge Brokers Workshop day 1 Tim Woods blogs on a successful first day of the CDKN Knowledge Brokers Workshop in Eschborn, Germany, and outlines the climate change knowledge challenges raised by participants.

Women and REDD+, more than just ‘Do No Harm’ To mark the launch of an Asia-Pacific REDD-net special issue on REDD+ and gender, part-funded by CDKN, Regan Suzuki tells us about the need to bring women into the design and deliberation of forestry management schemes.