Colombia’s national climate pledge: Towards the Paris Summit Claudia Martinez is CDKN's Senior Strategic Advisor for Colombia and also advises the national government on green growth. Here, she reports on the scope and significance of Colombia's national climate pledge in the run-up to the critical United Nations Summit in Paris in December.

December newsletter - CDKN's analysis from Durban In December's e-newsletter, CDKN presents coverage and analysis from Durban and highlights our new publication series, Inside Stories, which explores a range of climate compatible development policies and programmes in developing countries.

Press Release - CDKN spokespeople at CoP17 This is the first of CDKN's press releases from CoP17

Durban bound - CDKN's pre-CoP newsletter Read CDKN's pre-Durban newsletter, setting out our presence at the conference and our most recent resources on the negotiations, and find out how to follow us at CoP-17.

CDKN at COP17 - Experiences from Rwanda's Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy Watch experiences from COP17 on the development of Rwanda's Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy. This ambitious Strategy focuses on socio-economic development, instead of purely adaptation and mitigation, and aims to ensure the future prosperity of every Rwandan citizen.

CDKN reports live from CoP-17 Hear live from CDKN's staff at CoP-17, with our feed reporting direct from the conference in Durban.

Climate Displacement and Resilient Communities - Lessons from the case of Manatí, Colombia A new study by the Universidad del Norte, Colombia, details how agencies can provide effective social and psychological support to individuals who are displaced by extreme weather events.

CFAS launches new climate finance daily briefings service The Climate Finance Advisory Service is launching a new service, CFAS Daily Briefings which will provide concise, informative updates on key meetings and climate negotiations.

Climate finance advisory service - recommended reading Sven Harmeling of Germanwatch introduces the Climate Finance Advisory Service’s ‘Recommended reading guide’ to topical issues in climate finance, and invites readers to contribute their ideas.

Cop17 side event - conference on climate law and governance in the Global South On the 3rd and 4th December, 2011, in the context of COP17 negotiations in Durban, IDLO together with Warburton Attorneys (Johannesburg) will launch the first ever annual conference specifically focused on the legal and institutional aspects of climate change mitigation, adaptation and finance in the Global South.

Top ten CDKN videos From interviews with experts from across the globe to summaries of CDKN's work, CDKN videos tell insightful stories from the front line of climate compatible development.

CoP17 side event - development and climate days film festival This event, spomsored by CDKN will showcase the short listed films in the International Institute for Environment and Development's 'Development and Climate Days' Film Festival 2011', on December 3rd at COP17 in Durban.