Five takeaways from Covid-19 for addressing the climate change crisis Keshav Jha of CDKN Asia considers how societies’ responses to the coronavirus crisis can orientate them to more effective climate action in the long run.

Climathon 2016 Climate-KIC has opened the registration for Climathon 2016. It aims to connect cities all around the globe to join the movement to drive climate action!

Kenya - spearheading low emissions development in Africa Stephen King’uyu, Coordinator of Kenya's National Climate Change Action Plan, describes the passage of a major climate change law in his country.

A diplomatic approach to raising climate ambition - Pa Ousman Jarju Veteran climate negotiator and Gambian Minister, Pa Ousman Jarju reflects on the Paris Agreement and the continued need for climate diplomacy and ambitious climate action.

Climate change - time for development (studies) to lead the charge CDKN's Executive Chair Simon Maxwell shares his outlook on the pivotal role of development studies in taking forward meaningful action on climate change.

CDKN at COP24 - The start of a ‘big conversation’ on communicating climate change At COP24 in Katowice, Poland in December, the CDKN team shared top tips on communicating for climate action – and helped push the boundaries on audience engagement.

Learning from CDKN’s city experience CDKN presents a webinar on the effect of extreme heat on public health, examining the implementation of Ahmedabad's Heat Action Plan. The webinar will take place on 3 February.

No fruit – but maybe a path forward Laurie Goering of the Thomson Reuters Foundation suggests that action on climate change is still lagging – but solving problems other people want solved could help.

Peer exchange highlights innovative approaches to mainstreaming climate knowledge   The University of Namibia, University of Ghana, and the Indian NGO Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) share their experiences of mainstreaming climate knowledge into policy processes and development practice.

POLICY BRIEF: How should the new international disaster framework address gender equality? The lack of attention to, and misunderstanding of, gender inequality prevents the effective reduction of disaster risks. This policy brief by Dr Virginie Le Masson and Lara Langston highlights the need for specific gender-related measures to be included in the successor agreement to the Hyogo Framework for Action.

Kenya – Communicating climate compatible development with the private sector CDKN is seeking a supplier to use Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan as a basis for communicating key climate change messages to the Kenyan private sector.