Mary Robinson - Global solidarity needed to confront climate crisis Yesterday in Paris, Mary Robinson, the former Irish President and champion of human rights and climate action, called for global solidarity to tackle the climate impacts which fall disproportionately on the poorest people.

The IPCC’s 1.5°C Report: What are the implications for development choices in Latin America? Maria Jose Pacha, CDKN's Knowledge Manager for Latin America, says that the IPCC's Special Report on 1.5°C of global warming implies far more integrated public policy-making in Latin America - which takes account of food, energy, water and climate securities at once.

Severe heat wave grips India: Authorities can draw on insights from Ahmedabad experience CDKN's Mihir Bhatt reports from Ahmedabad, in India's current heat wave zone - and reflects on how learning from CDKN's innovative partnership project in Ahmedabad could help save lives all over again.

Strengthening connections between biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation in science-policy processes CDKN’s Nadia Sitas and Fatema Rajabali reflect on a recent Africa-focused training provided to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) national focal points. This learning continues to inform how CDKN will support and strengthen biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation to build resilience, protect life and foster sustainable land management which are priorities for countries and global frameworks alike.

Project insights on communicating about climate change in Latin America It is not easy to communicate the effects of climate change to different audiences. This is further complicated by social, cultural, political and economic challenges. María José Pacha and Gabriela Villamarín of CDKN share lessons learned from five climate change communication projects supported by CDKN in Latin America.

Seven years of research on climate resilience in the Caribbean Discover the main results of CDKN's seven years of research into climate compatible development challenges and solutions in the Caribbean region. Register today for our 29th March webinar.

How Bangladeshi businesses can profit from climate resilience This is part two of a blog series about the role of the private sector and financial institutions in building climate resilience for the poor - as debated at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. Mairi Dupar reports.

A dangerous climate for COP-17 As the official delegates to the UN Climate talks came together this week in Durban,  violen

Justice in the climate negotiations - and in the real world Ari Huhtala argues that there is considerable potential to assess countries' global and national performance on climate action - through an equity lens.

Climate finance options for cities Lisa Junghans, Policy Advisor - Climate Change, Adaptation and Urban Transformation at Germanwatch introduces a recent CDKN-supported publication on financing climate compatible development in cities.

For a safer future: Insights on climate resilience from India A new film released by CDKN with the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, ICLEI and TERI tells the story of how local communities and government in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India are preparing for the more frequent and damaging floods caused by climate change.

Cities Footprint Project is voted one of five ‘best urban initiatives worldwide’ The ‘Cities Footprint’ project, designed and co-financed by the Latin American Development Bank (CAF), CDKN, the Agence Française de Développement and Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano has been named one of the world's most promising initiatives for urban sustainability and for best practice in linking local to global agendas.