Training primed Ethiopian climate negotiators for COP21 In the run up to the Paris climate conference (COP21), the Government of Ethiopia invited CDKN and Ricardo Energy & Environment to provide advanced training to their negotiators. How do you train people to be skilled climate negotiators? And how did this training work out? Katherine Cooke reports.

Lessons from supporting Bangladesh’s INDC James Harries of Ricardo of Energy & Environment shares what he learned as part of a CDKN project to assist the Government of Bangladesh develop its national climate proposal for the United Nations: its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).

WORKING PAPER: Supporting ambitious Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: Lessons learned from developing countries CDKN is pleased to release its latest Working Paper, "Supporting ambitious Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: Lessons learned from developing countries", based on interviews with those who have been deeply involved in preparing INDCs.

GUIDE: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) CDKN and Ricardo-AEA have revised their popular Guide to INDCs, which helps countries prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for the UNFCCC. This new edition of May 2015 has been revised following stakeholder discussions and includes new material for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - in addition to its original focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Now also in French and Spanish.

World's least-polluting nations aim to set Paris climate bar high If your country were responsible for only 0.05% of the world's climate-changing emissions, you might not think it worth making a plan to curb that pollution - especially when you still need to get electricity to much of your population. Megan Rowling from Thomson Reuters Foundation explores how the Gambian government thinks otherwise, since it is already working on its contribution to a new global deal to tackle climate change.

INDC process kicks off in Kenya Kenya has initiated the process to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC. Emelia Holdaway of Ricardo-AEA reports.

'How to prepare your Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)' for Least Developed Countries A new publication from CDKN and Ricardo-AEA provides practical guidance to Least Developed Countries on how to prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) for the UNFCCC. This recorded webinar explores how to use this practical template.

Equipping Peru for CoP20 and future climate negotiations A CDKN-funded workshop has brought together a range of stakeholders and eminent Latin American figures to equip climate change negotiators in Peru with the skills and knowledge to navigate international climate change processes and prepare for CoP20 in Lima, December 2014.

REPORT: Supporting climate negotiations - examining the evidence This paper draws on the findings of a study commissioned by CDKN and undertaken by Ricardo-AEA which reviews the existing evidence base and a range of case studies to (i) understand how effective past and present negotiation support efforts have been, and (ii) how to strengthen future negotiation support efforts.