Shaping the future of African cities — with the people What needs to be done at the local level to address the immediate needs of service delivery and economic opportunities in African cities and towns? CDKN Africa's Charlotte Scott reports back from the 7th Africities Summit.

Report : Safety Nets Simplified: Simulated Decision - Making in Volatile Developing Economies This paper, Safety Nets Simplified: Simulated Decision - Making in Volatile Developing Economies, outlines how the design of a game enables this particular community to engage and understand the productive social safety net (PSSN)’s complex system in order to make informed decisions that will improve their real-world livelihood.

'One river, all its water' : Bringing climate and gender perspectives to water management in Patagonia It's challenging to communicate scientific information clearly for use in public policy-making. A group of researchers from Argentina took up the task, and sought to introduce climate and gender concerns into management of the Chubut River basin in Patagonia, Argentina. CDKN’s María José Pacha reports.

Adaptation Fund and CDKN launch 'Climate Finance Ready' The Adaptation Fund and CDKN are pleased to announce their strategic partnership and creation of “Climate Finance Ready,” a new website that will provide an online platform for climate finance readiness.

Adaptation Fund and CDKN Partner for “Climate Finance Ready” – website for knowledge sharing in climate finance readiness The Adaptation Fund and CDKN are pleased to announce their strategic partnership and creation of “Climate Finance Ready,” a new website that will provide an online platform for climate finance readiness.

Measuring climate risk, A practical guide A new Climate Risk Assessment Guide developed by the UNDP and CAMP Alatoo with CDKN support provides a practical and innovative process for assessing climate change risks in Central Asia, particularly at the sub-national level.

Kampala launch enjoys constructive stakeholder input and media coverage A CDKN funded project to mainstream climate risks into the Ugandan coffee value chain enjoyed a promising start with a widely broadcasted and well attended launch in Kampala.

Competition seeks holistic ways to adapt to climate change CDKN partner Rare is running a competition to find innovative adaptations to climate change. Enter your community’s approach for a chance to win US$20,000 and to put the idea into action globally

Reducing the risk of disasters Kashmala Kakakhel of CDKN reports on messages emerging from the 4th Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Switzerland, as the meeting draws to a close today

European Development Days 2015 At European Development Days 2015, CDKN will join with the European Think Tanks Project and partners for a high-level panel event to discuss countries' ambitions in the run-up to the 2015 Paris climate conference.

Adapting Rwanda's economy to a changing climate Watch the recording of this panel event, where panelists discuss a ‘decision first’ approach to adapting to climate change in Rwanda’s tea and coffee industries.

Low emission development - What's in it for Africa? In a new short film from the Africa LEDS Partnership, African climate and development experts present the need for low emission development strategies in the region.