What's in it for SIDS? Findings from the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report On 4 September, during the SIDS Conference 2014 in Apia, Samoa, CDKN and partners will hold a special event aimed at highlighting the findings of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, and implications for Small Island Developing States.

Latin America lacks climate ambition - Experts urge a way forward Fabiola Ortiz, of LatinClima, considers: Is it possible to decarbonise Latin America? What challenges will the region face under a 2ºC increase in temperature? She interviewed José Luis Samaniego of ECLAC and others, for their expert views.

The growing science of attributing extreme weather to climate change - It's time for a conversation James Painter and Peter Walton of Oxford University interviewed 50 policy-makers and development practitioners to find out how they are using the 'growing' science that links extreme weather events to human-made climate change. Here, they report on the findings.

Collaboration and local knowledge key to communicating attribution science Reporting from a three-day learning event from the Raising Risk Awareness project, Syed Abbas Hussain of LEAD Pakistan looks at the challenges facing collaboration, engaging the media and policy-makers, and translating the findings of the initiative for a local audience.

Launch of the Project “Amazonia- the Security Agenda” Starts Bilateral Dialogue between Various Actors in Colombia The weakness and lack of scientific information at the local level and the gaps there are between

African countries will prioritise agriculture for COP21 Kofi Adu Domfeh reports on the importance of agriculture as the meeting point between development, climate change adaptation and mitigation - and explores how agriculture will figure among African governments' contributions to the United Nations climate talks this year.

Reflections on the Durban outcomes CDKN's Executive Chairman Simon Maxwell reviews the outcomes of CoP17 in Durban.

Defining climate compatible development Are 'adaptation' and 'mitigation' helpful as a policy framework, when policy makers come to grapple with the impact of climate change on people’s lives and livelihoods? Mairi Dupar explores 'climate compatible development' as an approach.

Ethiopia engages with the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Outreach event in Ethiopia provides an opportunity to directly engage with policy makers on the government’s ambitious Climate Resilience Green Economy strategy as well as what the recent AR5 will mean for the country.

IPCC authors and government give young scientists direction in Kampala Ritah Namisango of Makarere University reflects on the engagement between IPCC AR5 Authors and the university's young scientists during a special event at the Kampala-based university.

Readers spread the word on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report Anna Hickman, communications consultant with CDKN, looks at the results of CDKN's outreach - including its communications toolkit - on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report.

Warmer days a catastrophe in the making for Kenya's pastoralists Following journalist training at the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Outreach Event sponsored by CDKN, International Press Services looked at how climate change is affecting Kenya's pastoralists.