Climate resilient model villages Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of the Punjab, Pakistan, tells us how his province is 'building back better' after the 2010 floods, to help communities prepare for disasters and adapt to climate change.

The Challenge of a Low Carbon Economy Guest blogger Sunita Narian, Director of the Center for Science and Environment, writes about the initiatives taken by the government of India to meet the challenges of a low carbon economy.

Watch the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) live online The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit summit titled ‘Protecting the Global Commons: 20 years post Rio’ is a landmark event in the run-up to the Rio+20 Conference to be held in June later this year.

'Joto Afrika' special issue - Climate-smart agriculture for food security in Africa Special issue of ALIN's 'Joto Afrika' newsletter features the many innovative practices Kenyan farmers and communties are adopting to respond to a changing climate.

Want to share climate information? Then let’s mash up our data together Denise Recheis, knowledge management specialist at the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) discusses how the concept of 'Linked Open Data' could revolutionalise the communication of climate information.

Future of the CDM Under the Kyoto Protocol Guest blogger Shafqat Kakakhel, who represents the developing countries of the Asia Pacific region on the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), reflects on the significance of the Durban Platform for the future of the CDM.

How significant was Durban? Paige Andrews, Executive Director of Climatico Analysis, discusses the outcomes of CoP-17.

Resilience to climate change in the semi-arid region of Brazil In the semi-arid region of North-eastern Brazil, an enterprise called Adapta Sertão has been developed to help smallholders adapt to climate change impacts. The project works to create sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers by helping to guarantee food security and stable incomes despite unpredictable rainfall.

what next for climate negotiations? CDKN's January newsletter offers a round up of content from CDKN, including articles on agriculture and climate change in India, adaptation in disaster risk reduction and outcomes of last years climate negotiations in Durban.

Community ripples - watch how villages are building disaster resilience in Bangladesh Watch the winner of the CDKN-sponsored IIED Development and Climate Days film competition, which took place at CoP-17 in Durban.

Agriculture and climate change in India B.Venkateswarlu, Director of India's Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, writes about the measures needed to make Indian agriculture more climate-resilient.

Where does the Green Climate Fund stand now? A view on the prospects for the Green Climate Fund following agreements in CoP17, by CDKN's Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell.