REPORT: Biennial Assessment and Overview of Climate Finance Flows 2014 This guide provides climate change negotiators with a synopsis of the key elements in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Biennial Assessment of climate finance flows.

REPORT: The Status of Climate Finance at COP20, Lima A new briefing by the Climate Finance Advisory Service (CFAS) highlights the key climate finance issues on the agenda of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) at their meeting in Lima, Peru in December 2014.

First Pan-African Workshop to support domestic institutions accessing climate finance. Existing and prospective accredited agencies explore challenges and opportunities faced by African countries trying to access climate finance through the Adaptation Fund

REPORT: Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Compatible Development Synthesis Paper This synthesis paper, Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Compatible Development, provides key lessons learned from three case studies in Kenya, Bangladesh and Honduras.

Workshop focusses on accessing climate finance through the Adaptation Fund in Africa A recent workshop in Nairobi explored challenges and opportunities faced by African countries trying to access climate finance through the UNFCCC's Adaptation Fund

GUIDE: Addressing the barriers to climate investment CDKN aims to help decision-makers select and deploy financial instruments – such as grants, conce

POLICY BRIEF: How can the Green Climate Fund initiate a paradigm shift? The latest policy brief from CDKN entitled 'How can the Green Climate Fund initiate a paradigm shift?' explores the measures that will be needed for the GCF to fulfil its ambitions.

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.

CFAS recommended reading 10 - Mobilising climate finance, a paper prepared at the request of G20 finance ministers (World Bank/IMF, 2011) Authors: World Bank Group, in close partnership with the IMF, the OECD and the RDBs.

CFAS recommended reading 9 - Climate finance post-Copenhagen Author: Tim Gore Date: May 2010

CFAS recommended reading 8 - Using EU ETS auctioning revenues for climate action, What is the appetite for earmarking within specific EU member states? (Germanwatch, 2013) Authors: Anja Esch (Germanwatch) with contributions from Ilona Jedrasik (Polish

CFAS recommended reading 8 - Climate Change, Technology And Intellectual Property Rights Author: Martin Khor, South Centre Date: June 2012

CFAS recommended reading 7- Catalysing Climate finance Author: Yannick Glemarec Date: 2011

CFAS recommended reading 6 - Mobilising climate investment – energy efficiency in Thailand (WRI, 2013) Authors: C.Polycarp, L.Brown, X.Fu-Bertaux. Date: April 2013

CFAS recommended reading 5 - Climate legislation study Authors: GLOBE International, 2013 Date: January 2013

CFAS recommended reading 4 - Meeting Renewable Energy Targets Authors: S.Singer, Athena Ballesteros, Sarah Martin, Davida Wood Date: June 2013

CFAS recommended reading - Renewables 2013 Global Status Report, chapter 4 on Policy landscape (REN 21, 2013) Authors: REN21, 2013 Date: June 2013

CFAS recommended reading 2 - Effective green financing Authors: Buchner, Heller, Wilkinson Date: December 2012

CFAS recommended reading 1 - Green growth in developing countries OECD (2012): Green growth in developing countries:

CFAS July newsletter - Recommended Reading for the Long Term Finance workshops, summer 2013 As with previous newsletters, the following section contains a list of reports, policy briefs and

CFAS July newsletter - Update on the 21st Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board The 21st meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB), the operating body of the Adaptation Fund (A

CFAS July newsletter - Update on the 4th meeting of the Green Climate Fund From 26th to 28th June, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) convened its 4th meeting, in So

CFAS Newsletter and Recommended Reading for July 2013 Introduction by Sven Harmeling:

Enhancing direct access to the Green Climate Fund CDKN and partners have launched a new policy brief - Enhancing Direct Access to the Green Climate Fund, which contributes to the ongoing debate around access modalities for the GCF.

POLICY BRIEF: Enhancing direct access to the Green Climate Fund This policy brief on Enhancing Direct Access to the Green Climate Fund by the Frankfurt School, Germanwatch and ENDA Tiers Monde for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) contributes to the ongoing debate around access modalities for the GCF.

An introduction to the CFAS recommended reading Sven Harmeling of Germanwatch introduces the Climate Finance Advisory Service’s ‘Recommended reading guide’ to topical issues in climate finance, and invites readers to contribute their ideas.

Tracking climate finance Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on tracking climate finance

Improving coherence and delivery of climate finance Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on improving coherence and delivery of climate finance

Mobilising resources and financial instruments Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on mobilising resources and financial instruments

Preparing to access and accessing the finance Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on preparing to access and accessing the finance

Defining the role of the private sector and the facility Climate finance advisory service recommended reading on defining the role of the private sector and the facility

Discussing the structure and organisation of the GCF Climate finance advisory service - recommended reading on the structure and organisation of the GCF

Climate finance advisory service - recommended reading Sven Harmeling of Germanwatch introduces the Climate Finance Advisory Service’s ‘Recommended reading guide’ to topical issues in climate finance, and invites readers to contribute their ideas.

COP18 - Join CDKN side events in Doha Please join us in person, or follow our events on our website and Twitter as CoP18 unfolds. CDKN will be supporting and participating in several events – we’d love to see you there, or at our display stand in the official exhibition area.