High stakes for the first round of climate talks in 2015 Last week, governments met in the Palais des Nations, Geneva for the latest round of UN talks to agree a new draft negotiating text for a global climate deal. Kiran Sura and Helen Picot of CDKN report.

Assessing the vulnerability of the energy sector in Tajikistan Alla Ljungman and Daryl Fields from the World Bank report on the critical risk factors identified by stakeholders facing Tajikistan's energy sector

Mainstreaming climate change resilience into development planning in Cambodia As part of a series of Government authored briefing notes, officials from the Government of Cambodia, reflects on how far the country has mainstreamed climate change

Assessing the impacts of disasters on children On the International Day for Disaster Reduction - Mudasser Siddiqui, South Asia DRM Specialist from Plan International explains the unique vulnerabilities of young people when impacted by climate-related disasters.

Too much talking about sustainability, not enough listening? Ali T Sheikh, CDKN Asia Director, reflects on a debate at this year’s Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) on how to communicate for sustainability. When we talk about sustainability we usually talk from a narrow perspective of what concerns us...

Economics of climate change in South Asia CDKN’s Elizabeth Colebourn and Ram Chandra Khanal report from Asian Development Bank (ADB) workshops on the Economics of Climate Change held across South Asia in July where they showcased lessons from CDKN’s work in Nepal.

A positive vision for the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee Heleen de Connick and Letha Tawney describe why we all have a stake in the success of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism and set out their vision for how the Technology Executive Committee can rise to the challenging task of facilitating global technology development and transfer.

Transformational change in climate compatible development – what and how? During a recent interview, Jorge Villanueva of CDKN asked LEDS LAC Secretariat Coordinator, Ana Maria Majano: "What is a transformative climate agenda?" The following is a summary of her remarks.

Where next for climate policy in Indonesia? Sam Bickersteth, CDKN’s Chief Executive, recently visited Indonesia and here reflects on the many options for climate compatible development, including in the context of the country's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).

Hope for Pakistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution Fareeha Irfan Ovais, CDKN's Project Manager, Low Carbon Scenario Analysis for Pakistan, describes how the work done by the project can be used for the development of Pakistan’s national climate change plan – known in United Nations language as its ‘Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’.

Living with heatwaves – The people of Karachi need a heat plan In the aftermath of a devastating heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan, CKDN held consultations with key stakeholders to assist the city in heat wave management. Zofeen T. Ebrahim, a freelance journalist based in Karachi, reports on the event and next steps.

Climate Knowledge Brokers Manifesto launched The Climate Knowledge Brokers Group, made up of major international organisations, has issued a call for strong and coordinated communications initiatives to support action on climate change.