Film: Adaptation Voices - Dr Jacqueline Uku, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association “We will lose biodiversity and we do not even know what we had in the first place” – Dr Jacqueline Uku has told CDKN. She urges ecosystem monitoring and protection in the face of climate change.

Film: Adaptation Voices - Ronald Mukanya, Government of the Western Cape, South Africa Ronald Mukanya, Director of Sustainability for the Government of the Western Cape and a climate finance specialist, shares his insights on Africa's climate adaptation potential, including blended finance solutions.

Gender training pack for Ethiopian practitioners CDKN has developed presentations and exercises for facilitators to use in training settings, to help climate and development professionals in Ethiopia to integrate gender perspectives into climate projects and programmes.

Film: Adaptation Voices - Dr Musonda Mumba, Rome Centre for Sustainable Development “We need to learn from this pandemic on how we respond, on how we recover, but also in terms of how we treat nature,” Dr Musonda Mumba, Director of the Rome Centre for Sustainable Development and a leading African adaptation specialist, argues in an exclusive interview with CDKN.

Film: Adaptation Voices - Dr Fatima Denton, UN University Development partners need to recalibrate their relationship with African countries - recognising African contributions to a more climate-resilient future, says Dr Fatima Denton, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), in an exclusive interview with CDKN.

Online engagement in the global South - Perspectives, challenges and options This working paper shares the experiences and challenges climate practitioners in the global South have faced in transitioning to working online because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights some lessons learned for organising inclusive and effective engagements - at the international, national and sub-national levels.

Inside Story: Integrating gender in Peru’s Nationally Determined Contribution This inside story describes how Peru incorporated a cross-cutting gender perspective into the development of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). It highlights key steps in the process and lessons learned.

Policy Brief: Urban resilience in Bangladesh - Integrating local and national planning processes This policy brief outlines why supporting local climate action in Bangladesh is critical to achieve national and international climate change and development commitments. It discusses existing national policies and tools that support local resilience, and recommends how national government can accelerate local climate action.

Policy Brief: Supporting climate action through gender-responsive budgeting in Nepal This policy brief discusses the major knowledge gaps in gender-responsive budgeting, and gives recommendations for strengthening the implementation of gender-responsive strategies to build a sustainable, climate-resilient society.

Training game on 'Climate and Society' explores gender and social inclusion How would you feel if you faced climate hazards - in someone else’s shoes? How would your gender, age, your physical and mental abilities, your health, affect how you could respond? This training game helps participants explore the issues.

Ethiopia NDC highlights newsletter - January 2021 This issue focuses on the contribution of the transport sector to Ethiopia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), as well as an overview of Ethiopia's Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation.

Finance for Resilience: Demystifying adaptation finance CDKN has launched the second episode of our climate finance podcast series, focusing on demystifying adaptation finance with guests Malango Mughogho and Kathryn Bakos.