Why COP matters for poor and most vulnerable countries How will COP21 and the global climate agenda which it produces affect the poorest and most vulnerable countries? And what does implementation of that agenda mean for climate vulnerable countries? Join us to discuss the key issues and to share your expectations.

Adaptation action key to Kenya’s INDC As the international climate negotiations at COP 21 fast approach, Stephen King'uyu, Kenya National Climate Change Action Plan coordinator, looks back at Kenya’s pledge and how adaptation actions will complement the country’s development programme.

Learning by doing - testing models for rural electrification in India and Uganda Juliane Nier and Susannah Fitzherbert-Brockholes of CDKN report on how businesses in India and Uganda are learning from each other about the scale-up of decentralised renewable energy technologies.

Understanding India's emissions pledge India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) has a headline pledge to reduce emissions intensity 33-35% by 2030. Radhika Khosla and Navroz K. Dubash of the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi explain what this means in context.

The Green Climate Fund – baby steps towards delivery CDKN's Ari Huhtala and Christina Elvers report from the meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board in Zambia last week, where the Board made its first funding decisions.

Join us for the 13th Development & Climate Days in Paris Registration is now open! Join CDKN and partners in Paris on 5-6 December for innovative approaches and incisive dialogue on the theme "Zero Poverty, Zero Emissions: Tough talk on poverty and climate".

Six key take-away messages from new Emissions Gap Report - Simon Maxwell Simon Maxwell, CDKN's Executive Chairman, digests the latest analysis from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the size of the 'Emissions Gap' between countries' pledges to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and the action needed to limit global warming to below 2 degrees.

INDCs signal unprecedented momentum but greater future action needed Released today, the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2015 finds that Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCS) signal unprecedented momentum for climate agreement in Paris, but achieving 2 degree objective contingent upon enhanced ambition in future years. INDCs projected to reduce emissions in 2030 by up to 6 gigatonnes but additional 12 gigatonnes required to close gap.

How the private sector can help Nepal's hydropower sector adapt to climate change CDKN’s partners report on a workshop on private sector engagement in Nepal’s hydroelectricity sector organised by the Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI) and Practical Action Consulting (PAC) under the CKDN supported project ‘Acting on Adaptation in the Hydroelectricity Sector’.

Tell us what you think of CDKN’s website and publications CDKN is carrying out a survey of its publications, films and website, to ensure they are as useful as possible to developing country decision-makers, and we want to hear from you.

Shifting from ‘Intended’ to ‘Implemented’ - What’s required for the INDCs? CDKN has supported the development of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the Paris climate summit, in nine developing countries. Ben Bostock, Helen Picot and Kiran Sura of CDKN reflect on the strong ambitions of these submissions – and their varying levels of detail, which suggest that some INDCs may be readier for implementation than others.

Why greater private sector engagement is necessary in Nepal’s hydro-electricity sector? Prof. Dr. Govind Nepal, member of the apex planning body of the Government of Nepal, the National Planning Commission (NPC), answers some pressing questions on the importance of close linkages between the private sector and policy makers in adaptation to climate change at a mini-workshop organised as part of the CDKN supported ‘Adaptation to Climate Change in Hydro-electricity Sector in Nepal’ project.