Cambio Climático y el Crecimiento Verde En este webinar se compartieron las distintas enseñanzas de Colombia, donde se ha trabajado para insertar el desarrollo compatible con el clima y crecimiento verde en la agenda de competitividad del país y entender cómo involucrar a las empresas en esas temáticas. Se exploró cómo ambos conceptos son una ruta para forjar una nueva competitividad así como el rol que puede jugar el sector privado en la materia.

Sharing knowledge on Ethiopia's extreme weather attribution Dr Abiy Zegeye of Addis Ababa University discusses his experience of working with Raising Risk Awareness, and his take-home messages regarding Ethiopia's extreme weather attribution.

Caribbean climate adaptation - The role of government Drawing on research from across the Caribbean, CDKN has produced a series of knowledge products focussing on national policy, institutions and good governance. These products link to a resource library of reports, tools and presentations detailing best practice approaches and case studies from Caribbean countries.

Attributing extreme weather events What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.

Aerosols: How they affect atmospheric warming Like greenhouse gases, aerosols affect the Earth’s radiative balance, intercepting solar radiation and either reflecting it back or absorbing it high in the atmosphere. This short film from the Raising Risk Awareness initiative looks at how aerosols affect atmospheric warming.

Making informed decisions to prepare for extreme weather events (Amharic version) Raising Risk Awareness presents this Amharic infographic which sets out why attributing extreme weather events is critical and how the process works, towards helping decision-makers and the public to prioritise adaptation solutions and reduce vulnerability.

Introducing Raising Risk Awareness This short film introduces the Raising Risk Awareness (RRA) initiative, which uses state-of-the-art science to help Asian and African societies to understand the role of climate change in extreme weather events and prepare for future ones.

The heavy precipitation event in Chennai, India, 1 December 2015 A relentless downpour hit Chennai on 1 December 2015, flooding and submerging one of India’s largest cities. The Raising Risk Awareness initiative assessed whether it could in part be attributed to human emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and related climate change.

Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition CDKN's Bangladesh programme has been contributing to deeper understanding of climate-related loss and damage in the country and to the knowledge base on how Bangladeshi businesses can mobilise resources to address climate change effectively. Read more in this 'Climate and Development Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition'.

Camino hacia la implementación de las NDCs en Latinoamérica El webinar buscó presentar y abrir el diálogo sobre los principales aprendizajes obtenidos durante el taller “Camino a la implementación de las Contribuciones Nacionales” y la aproximación al camino que deberán seguir los países en preparación a la implementación de las contribuciones nacionales.

Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016 On Thursday 19 May 2016, India experienced an all-time record high temperature for any calendar day. The high temperature reached 51°C in the city of Phalodi in the Jodhpur district of the state of Rajasthan. The Raising Risk Awareness project studied whether human-induced climate change had any role to play in the extreme weather.

'Farmers of the Future' : New film shows Nepal's women farmers leading on climate-smart agriculture A new CDKN film visits the high mountains, mid hills and Terai plains of Nepal, where a CDKN-supported project has been working with women farmers to increase their knowledge of climate-smart agriculture practices, and is nurturing a new group of female entrepreneurs.